Visa Protections News Today

Despite being promised accommodation and amenities, a migrant worker had his pay severely docked for meagre accommodation, a new report has revealed.

Last year 137,090 temporary visas were granted, adding to the numbers of the estimated more-than 1.6 million temporary migrants already living in Australia. Because of the rules restricting their employment, they can be subject to exploitation by unscrupulous employers - but lack protection if they try to report what's happened to them. Now, a group of migrant support organisations have put together a blueprint to add some legal protection for migrants on temporary visas.