The Fair Work Ombudsman has written to bodies including the Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Melbourne, the NSW Australian Korean Welfare Association and the Korean consulate-general, after it ruled on more than two dozen cases involving Korean workers being underpaid in the past 18 months.
Ombudsman Natalie James said a number of exploited workers had told her office the Korean-run businesses were ignoring minimum rates and instead paying a "going rate" for migrant workers.
"While I understand there are cultural challenges and vastly different laws in other parts of the world, it is important for business people operating here to understand and apply Australian laws," Ms James said.
