High on the list of the ABF’s operational priorities is targeting labour hire in…

High on the list of the ABF’s operational priorities is targeting labour hire intermediaries and entities of interest exploiting vulnerable onshore foreign workers, including unlawful non-citizens. Our Field Operations officers often find evidence of foreign workers being underpaid, deprived of entitlements, and treated poorly. Operation BATTENRUN was set up to combat this unscrupulous practice. As a result of a number of warrants executed in Perth over the past fortnight, ABF officers have detained five Malaysian nationals suspected of being part of a syndicate responsible for widespread exploitation of foreign workers in WA’s construction industry. Read more at http://spr.ly/6181HrERN