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Migrants with temporary visas are being blackmailed without pay in Australia

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The exterior of Fair Work Commission Building. Source: AAP

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The Fair Work Ombudsman says workers on temporary visas made up 1 in 5 cases of workplace mistreatment last financial year. One migrant from India has told SBS World News about his experience of being blackmailed into working without pay, for eight months.

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