Many international students have experienced racism during the pandemic

A new survey by the Migrant Worker Justice Initiative of more than 6,000 international students has found, almost a quarter experienced verbal racist abuse during the pandemic and 25 per cent said people avoided them because of their appearance.

The coronavirus has had a negative impact on international students Source: Getty

The pandemic has also made living more difficult with a majority reporting job loss and fearing homelessness.

As of June, more than 637,000 international students remain in Australia, a drop from more than 758,000 in December 2019.

 

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