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The NSW Legislative Council Standing Committee on Law and Justice tabled their final report and recommendations from their inquiry into racial vilification laws in NSW on 3 December 2013.

Sophia (not her real name) was Italian and began working part time in a clothes shop under her Working Visa. Her employer required her to wear clothes from the store while she was working.

Recently Redfern Legal Centre has advised a number of local Housing New South Wales (Housing NSW) tenants with disabilities about how to achieve transfers or have their current properties modified to better suit their disability needs.

Contributed by the Salvation Army Safe House for Trafficked Persons In Australia, human traffickers and slaveholders are using people against their will for their own profit.

Louis came to Australia from France on a Working Holiday Visa. His English language skills were not strong. Louis posted an advertisement on Gumtree outlining his experience in bricklaying and concreting.

On Friday, 28 June the Fair Work Act Amendment Bill 2013 came into effect.

The Fair Work Commission has published a new resource for those involved in unfair dismissal matters.

On 10 May 2013 the High Court rejected the Commonwealth’s application to appeal against the Federal Court’s decision regarding the Business Services Wage Assessment Tool (BSWAT).

The Unfair Dismissal Advocacy Scheme is reflective of RLC's core aim to increase access to justice for those who cannot afford private legal advice and too often go unrepresented.

RLC has become a regular contributor to the South Sydney Herald. This month we commented on new law that provides federal protection from discrimination for people in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) communities.