Protect vulnerable workers, Labor urges PM

The federal opposition has used a stunt in parliament to call on Malcolm Turnbull to ensure the passage of a bill that will protect workers from exploitation.

Brendan O'Connor — Labor has urged Malcolm Turnbull to not delay a bill aimed at protecting workers from exploitation. (AAP)

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Published 21 June 2017 11:04am

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Labor has tried to stall business in parliament to urge the prime minister to not delay legislation aimed at protecting vulnerable workers from exploitation.

Opposition employment spokesman Brendan O'Connor moved a motion in the lower house on Wednesday morning calling for the bill - drafted in response to the scandal involving 7-Eleven - to be passed in the Senate before the winter break.

"Any further delay to this bill will deny the important protection to workers from exploitation," he told MPs.

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