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Police probed over appropriate use of force after 14yo hospitalised while in custody

Police have been questioned about when they are able to use force after a 14-year-old Indigenous boy was hospitalised following his arrest.

25 May 2023

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RLC in the media

Call for action on wage theft and exploitation of migrant workers

A coalition of community legal centres is seeking a key commitment from the government to provide effective visa protections for migrant workers.

16 September 2022

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Human rights lawyers need to think outside the box

Kieran Pender, a senior lawyer at the Human Rights Law Centre, and RLC employment law volunteer, was named Pro Bono/Community Lawyer of the Year at the 30 Under 30 Awards 2022

22 June 2022

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Landmark court decision will help workers recover unpaid wages

A landmark court decision has overturned a 10-year legal precedent made as part of a JobWatch underpayment case, listed for further hearings in July.

31 May 2022

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Legal centres and employer groups call for better protections for migrant workers

A national coalition of organisations is calling for better protections for migrant workers to prevent wage theft.

19 May 2022

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Former students' fight for unpaid wages highlights loophole in Australia's legal system

The legal system makes it hard for migrant workers and international students to get back unpaid wages and entitlements.

16 May 2022

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Australia is bringing migrant workers back – but exploitation is still rampant. Here are 3 changes needed now

If the COVID years have taught us anything about migration, it is that Australia depends on it.

16 May 2022

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Underpayment of migrant workers

A client of Employment Rights Legal Service (ERLS) shares his experience of being underpaid on SBS News.

12 May 2022

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RLC in the media

Underpayment of migrant workers

A client of Employment Rights Legal Service (ERLS) shares his experience of being underpaid with SBS News.

11 May 2022

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Wage theft 'endemic' senate committee finds

A senate inquiry set up in 2019 to look at wage theft after a string of high-profile cases, has concluded that unlawful underpayment of employees in Australia is systemic, sustained and shameful.

4 April 2022

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Topics

Police probed over appropriate use of force after 14yo hospitalised while in custody

Call for action on wage theft and exploitation of migrant workers

Human rights lawyers need to think outside the box

Landmark court decision will help workers recover unpaid wages

Legal centres and employer groups call for better protections for migrant workers

Former students' fight for unpaid wages highlights loophole in Australia's legal system

Australia is bringing migrant workers back – but exploitation is still rampant. Here are 3 changes needed now

Underpayment of migrant workers

Underpayment of migrant workers

Wage theft 'endemic' senate committee finds

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