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Community legal centres have called on the federal government to protect migrant workers from visa cancellations during the COVID-19 crisis and urged businesses to rely on stand-down provisions rather than sack skilled employees.

The COVID-19 outbreak is having disastrous impacts for Australia’s workforce and economy. While temporary stand downs, terminations and redundancies negatively impact all employees, for migrant workers in Australia these actions could lead to visa cancellation, making their circumstances extremely precarious.

Joint Media Release | 10 March 2020 Kingsford Legal Centre, Redfern Legal Centre, Womens Legal Centre NSW, Community Legal Centres Australia

A landmark report released by the Australian Human Rights Commission highlights the endemic nature of sexual harassment in Australian workplaces and the urgent need for law reform to protect workers.

Redfern Legal Centre's International Student Legal Service NSW has provided a response alongside WEstjustice Community Legal Centre and the Migrant Employment Legal Service regarding the underpayment and exploitation of migrant workers.

The Religious Freedom Bills are deeply flawed, write Sharmilla Bargon and Finn O'Keefe.

Social housing in NSW can be confusing for tenants, and confusing for anyone assisting them.

RLC submissions on the Religious Freedom Bills second exposure draft.

On 14 November 2019, Alex Greenwich MP delivered a statement to the Legislative Assembly of the NSW Parliament highlighting the impact of communitiy legal centres, including the work of RLC and the Migrant Employment Legal Service.

A webinar on the special provisions in NSW tenancy law for public and private tenants who experience domestic violence.