International students and backpackers underpaid over a billion dollars

wage theft

Migrant workers often exploited by being paid below minimum wage rates. Source: SBS

A damning report has found underpaid international students and backpackers are owed more than a billion dollars in wages. An overwhelming majority of victims are failing to take action to recover the money they're owed.



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International students and backpackers underpaid over a billion dollars | SBS Thai