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Job ads targeting migrants overwhelmingly offering below the minimum wage – ABC News
Migrants in Australia are being targeted by job ads offering below the minimum award wage, according to a study of 3,000 foreign-language advertisements.
Almost nine in 10 job ads written in foreign languages and targeting migrant workers are offering below the award rate, according to unions and researchers, which say it represents an alarming spike in attempted illegal exploitation during the pandemic.
Key points:
- A survey of 3,000 job ads in languages including Chinese and Spanish found 88pc of listings offered illegal pay rates
- Construction was the worst industry for migrant wage theft, with 97.3pc of jobs advertised paying below the minimum wage…
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