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RLC's international student solicitor appeared alongside a range of other experts at an online event providing employment tips for international students. PIE News reports

Elinore Rema, a second-generation Bangladeshi immigrant, is on her way to becoming the first lawyer in Australia from Bangladesh's Garo community. Elinore has a bachelor's degree in Philosophy from University of New South Wales Maisha Islam Monamee reports for The Daily Star

There are a range of initiatives to support international students studying across the state during the pandemic.

The Lawyers Weekly 30 Under 30 awards ceremony returned in 2021, and RLC was thrilled to see two of our staff nominated!

International students are expected to be welcomed back under a NSW Government pilot plan for their safe return over the second half of the year.

RLC and Kingsford Legal Centre have jointly made submissions to the Senate Select Committee on Job Security, calling for reforms to increase access to secure employment, and ensure that all workers receive strong legal protections.

This month, the government announced it would adopt "wholly, in part, or in principle," the 55 recommendations set out in the Human Right Commission Respect@Work report investigating sexual harassment at work.

A free interactive Lord Mayor's Welcome Event for international students in NSW, presented by Redfern Legal Centre.

RLC employment lawyer, Sharmilla Bargon discusses sexual harassment at work, calling for a paradigm shift that holds employers, not victims, to account. SBS The Feed reports.