Labor plans to stamp out the exploitation of migrant workers, but it won’t succeed until we treat it like tax avoidance
- Written by Brendan Coates, Program Director, Economic Policy, Grattan Institute
ShutterstockThe exploitation of migrants is widespread in Australia. Our recent report for the Grattan Institute, Short-changed, found that as many as one in six migrant workers are paid less than the national minimum wage, which is meant to be the least a worker in Australia can be paid.
Underpayment is also a significant problem for preexisting...