‘No food, no money’: Khoa was abandoned and owed $10,000 in unpaid wages. He’s not alone

As the academic year ends, thousands of international students are signing on for holiday work. But if things go wrong, experts warn that few understand their legal entitlements or how to recover unpaid wages.

Overseas students are frequently exploited by employers Source: Flickr / Flickr - Yvonne Lin (CC BY 2.0)

Khoa Nguyen has achieved his goal to work in a Melbourne hospital Source: SBS / Scott Cardwell

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‘No food, no money’: Khoa was abandoned and owed $10,000 in unpaid wages. He’s not alone

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