Thursday, August 20, 2020: 3 pm – 4.30 pm AEST
Chaired and introduced by Matt Kunkel, Director of the Migrant Workers Centre, VTHC Presenters include: Thomas Costa, Assistant Secretary at Unions NSW, and Gabriela D’Souza, Senior Economist at CEDA.
Australia is currently home to the second largest temporary migrant workforce in the developed world after the United States, according to the OECD. In this webinar, the panel will discuss the drivers that make migrant workers vulnerable to workplace exploitation. Gabriela D’Souza discussed research and trends on temporary migration and how Covid-19 has affected migrants. Thomas Costa used the case of Visa Assist (that Unions NSW run together with the Immigration Advice and Rights Centre) to examine how unions can successfully engage with, organise and assist migrant workers.
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Author: Australian Trade Union Institute ATUI
Publisher / Organisation: Australian Trade Union Institute ATUI
Release Year: 2020
Content Length: 55 mins
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