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Fresh calls for overhaul of Australia's working holiday visa program to 'stop exploiting migrants'

Hsien Tan Chen says he was on a working holiday visa when his employer went into liquidation.

Hsien Tan Chen says he was on a working holiday visa when his employer went into liquidation. Source: Supplied

The Migrant Workers Centre has issued a plea for major changes to the Working Holiday Maker program to better protect vulnerable people on the visa.


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By Tom Stayner

Presented by Euna Cho

Source: SBS



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The Migrant Workers Centre has issued a plea for major changes to the Working Holiday Maker program to better protect vulnerable people on the visa.


The exploitation of backpackers on working holiday visas is rife and demands an urgent overhaul of the migration scheme, a parliamentary inquiry has been warned.

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