Current Affairs: Wage Theft - job exploitation of international students and backpackers in Australia

New Survey of Exploitation on Workers

New Survey of Exploitation on Workers Source: AAP

A new survey has revealed job exploitation of international students and backpackers in Australia is "endemic and severe". The report has found one in three international students and backpackers are paid about half the legal minimum wage.



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