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International students living in Sydney are increasingly being targeted by employers who are taking advantage of their ignorance of workers rights. RLC's international student solicitor Sean Stimson spoke to the Inner West Courier.

International students seeking to transfer between education providers can find this a complicated and legally cumbersome process.

Purchasing hefty insurance plans – such as funeral insurance and home and car insurance – can often seem like a sensible option.

Insurance customers may be at risk of paying add - on costs for useless and nonessential items

International students, like those embroiled in the 7-Eleven scandal, are increasingly falling victim to unfair employers who exploit their rights as employees.

Anne Arnold investigates the exploitation of international students in the Australian workplace.

Following the 7-Eleven employment scandal and subsequent assurances from the Federal Government offered to employees who may have breached their visa conditions, numbers of complainants rose from the low hundreds to just over two thousand.

RLC routinely encounters vulnerable clients who have fallen victim to exploitative and misleading small amount credit contracts (SACCs) and ‘rent to buy’ consumer lease products.

RLC has assisted several vulnerable clients who have been compelled to sign up to inappropriate vocational training courses and VET FEE HELP loans.

17 February 2016 Our International Student Legal Service will be attending O-Week festivities at most major universities over the next few weeks.