What it's like to be a 'black economy' worker
- Written by Miriam Vandenberg, Public Health Lecturer (University of Tasmania) and PhD Candidate, Southgate Institute for Health, Society & Equity, Flinders University
People who work in the black economy come from industries as diverse as horticulture, retail, cleaning, construction and childcare.www.shutterstock.comNina, not her real name, works for a cleaning company that sends her into private homes, in exchange for about $20 per hour, cash-in-hand.
She’s had numerous cash-in-hand jobs over the past few...