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Gabriela* is an international student who claims she lost her job as a direct result of the re-introduction of a cap on student working hours. Facing stress, debt and uncertainty, she warns others planning on studying in Australia, “to come prepared, because there are a lot of obstacles.”
International students working in Melbourne say they are being paid as little as $10 an hour, some being taken advantage of because they are desperate for an income or unaware of their rights.
Amid a cost-of-living crisis, international students in Australia will soon be forced to cut their working hours as previous rules put on hold to address labour shortages are reintroduced.