Not Just Numbers: A Blueprint of Visa Protections for Temporary Migrant Workers
Краткое изложение
Date Reported: 2 Авг 2023
Местонахождение: Австралия
Другое
Not Reported ( Рестораны и бары ) - EmployerЗатронуто
Total individuals affected: 1
Мигранты и рабочие-иммигранты: ( Number unknown - Китай , Рестораны и бары , Gender not reported )Темы
Wage Theft , Dismissal , Access to Non-Judicial Remedy , Failing to renew visasОтвет
Response sought: Нет
Принятые меры: None reported.
Вид источника: NGO
Краткое изложение
Date Reported: 2 Авг 2023
Местонахождение: Австралия
Другое
Not Reported ( Сельское хозяйство и животноводство ) - EmployerЗатронуто
Total individuals affected: 1
Мигранты и рабочие-иммигранты: ( Number unknown - Самоа , Сельское хозяйство и животноводство , Gender not reported )Темы
Occupational Health & Safety , Excessive production targets , Failing to renew visas , Травмы , Access to Non-Judicial Remedy , Ограничение свободы выраженияОтвет
Response sought: Нет
Принятые меры: None reported.
Вид источника: NGO
Краткое изложение
Date Reported: 2 Авг 2023
Местонахождение: Австралия
Другое
Not Reported ( Sector not reported/applicable ) - EmployerЗатронуто
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Мигранты и рабочие-иммигранты: ( Number unknown - Азия и Тихоокеанский регион - Sector unknown , Gender not reported )Темы
Precarious/Unsuitable Living Conditions , Wage Theft , Failing to renew visas , Access to Non-Judicial RemedyОтвет
Response sought: Нет
Принятые меры: None reported. The worker was forced to return home without being able to take action against his employer.
Вид источника: NGO
Краткое изложение
Date Reported: 2 Авг 2023
Местонахождение: Австралия
Другое
Not Reported ( Sector not reported/applicable ) - EmployerЗатронуто
Total individuals affected: 1
Мигранты и рабочие-иммигранты: ( Number unknown - Location unknown - Sector unknown , Gender not reported )Темы
Wage Theft , Access to Non-Judicial RemedyОтвет
Response sought: Нет
Принятые меры: There were no options for the worker to remain in Australia and claim against her employers.
Вид источника: NGO
Краткое изложение
Date Reported: 2 Авг 2023
Местонахождение: Австралия
Другое
Not Reported ( Рестораны и бары ) - EmployerЗатронуто
Total individuals affected: 1
Мигранты и рабочие-иммигранты: ( Number unknown - Location unknown , Рестораны и бары , Gender not reported )Темы
Wage Theft , Запугивание и угрозы , Failing to renew visas , Access to Non-Judicial RemedyОтвет
Response sought: Нет
Принятые меры: None reported. There were no options for the worker to remain in Australia and claim against her employers.
Вид источника: NGO
Краткое изложение
Date Reported: 2 Авг 2023
Местонахождение: Австралия
Другое
Not Reported ( Инженерное дело ) - EmployerЗатронуто
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Мигранты и рабочие-иммигранты: ( Number unknown - Location unknown , Инженерное дело , Gender not reported )Темы
Запугивание и угрозы , Сборы за найм персоналаОтвет
Response sought: Нет
Принятые меры: None reported.
Вид источника: NGO
Краткое изложение
Date Reported: 2 Авг 2023
Местонахождение: Австралия
Другое
Not Reported ( Развлечения ) - EmployerЗатронуто
Total individuals affected: 1
Мигранты и рабочие-иммигранты: ( Number unknown - Location unknown , Развлечения , Gender not reported )Темы
Сексуальные домогательства , Запугивание и угрозы , Mandatory overtime , Failing to renew visas , Denial of leaveОтвет
Response sought: Нет
Принятые меры: None reported
Вид источника: NGO
Краткое изложение
Date Reported: 2 Авг 2023
Местонахождение: Австралия
Другое
Not Reported ( Sector not reported/applicable ) - EmployerЗатронуто
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Мигранты и рабочие-иммигранты: ( Number unknown - Location unknown - Sector unknown , Gender not reported )Темы
Withholding Passports , Принудительный труд , Ограничение свободы выражения , Restricted mobilityОтвет
Response sought: Нет
Принятые меры: None reported.
Вид источника: NGO
Краткое изложение
Date Reported: 2 Авг 2023
Местонахождение: Австралия
Другое
Not Reported ( Сельское хозяйство и животноводство ) - EmployerЗатронуто
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Мигранты и рабочие-иммигранты: ( Number unknown - Location unknown , Сельское хозяйство и животноводство , Women , Documented migrants )Темы
Access to Non-Judicial Remedy , Ограничение свободы выражения , Запугивание и угрозы , Изнасилования и сексуальное насилие , Failing to renew visasОтвет
Response sought: Нет
Принятые меры: She was unable to pursue action against the employer as she had not completed the work needed to renew her visa.
Вид источника: NGO
Краткое изложение
Date Reported: 2 Авг 2023
Местонахождение: Австралия
Другое
Not Reported ( Отели ) - EmployerЗатронуто
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Мигранты и рабочие-иммигранты: ( Number unknown - Location unknown , Отели , Men , Documented migrants )Темы
Wage Theft , Failing to renew visas , Ограничение свободы выражения , Access to Non-Judicial Remedy , Запугивание и угрозы , Precarious/Unsuitable Living ConditionsОтвет
Response sought: Нет
Принятые меры: None reported.
Вид источника: NGO
...This report is about temporary migrants, their lives and experiences at work. By and on behalf of workers, it makes the case that temporary visa status is directly linked to inequality and exploitation. And it makes the case for immediate, strong and reliable visa protection for all migrant workers, as the necessary first step towards combatting the exploitation of temporary migrants at work.
For too long, immigration laws and policies have been made by bureaucrats and economists, concerned only the Australian economy and ‘nation-building,’ and not with people.
But temporary migrants are not just numbers on the national balance of payments. The stories featured here are of people in the Australian community; friends, neighbours, co-workers, partners and parents. These stories have been put together by workers to explain what has happened to them because of the way Australian migration laws and regulations currently operate. They also point the way to what Australian migration laws and policies should be.
The migration system needs to be remade from the ground up, with the rights of migrants placed at the centre. That is not a task that can be achieved by ‘further tinkering and incrementalism’ 10 – it will require an overhaul of bonded employment arrangements and the proliferation of temporary visa categories with no connection to permanent residency...