Migrant Worker Taskforce News Today

Here are the anticipated changes to the skilled migration program, including employer sponsored visas.

After the Coalition left Australias migration program in chaos, the Albanese Government has announced measures to further clean up the mess.

One in six migrants are paid less than the national minimum wage according to a new report by the Grattan Institute, which says governments has failed to stop exploitation, with sexual harassment, bullying, and unsafe working conditions also rife.

Labor has proposed a “cumbersome and complex” new system to monitor casual employees and labour hire firms, which will be “impossible for business”, the BCA says.

Fixing Australia’s broken migration system may include giving migrant workers mobility between employers.

Temporary migrants will be better protected from wage exploitation and unreasonable working conditions under stronger federal laws. A...

As a key part of the answer to the skills shortage, COSBOA believes more must be done to maintain trust in the visa system.

Foreign skilled workers in Australia have been paid as little as $40 a day meaning they were only able to afford to eat plain white rice for three meals a day, an in...

Working holiday makers (WHM) have been a key part of Australia’s immigration arrangements since at least the 1970s. They became significantly mor

Working holiday makers (WHM) have been a key part of Australia’s immigration arrangements since at least the 1970s. They became significantly mor