Philippine embassy steps in over alleged exploitation of migrant workers

“[I have] been in touch with the Filipino worker who was the main interviewee in the report and [have] been informed that all 12 Filipino workers are currently in good health and are not under threat of any physical harm,” she said.

“POLO is in the process of reaching out to the other Filipino workers featured in the report.”

Hitec Welding, which lists BP, Caltex, Santos, Rio Tinto Aluminium, Origin and other big resources companies among its clients, was banned in 2016 as a sponsor in the 457 visa program for five years over issues unrelated to these workers’ claims, the Australian Border Force website shows.

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The Administrative Appeals Tribunal reduced the ban to three years for underpaying three workers, failing to…