#industrialrelations — Public Fediverse posts
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Brisbane's ferry workers to go on strike during Riverfire
By Ned HammondBrisbane ferry workers have been undertaking intermittent industrial action since July 30, with pay negotiations between the Maritime Union of Australia and RiverCity Ferries stalling.
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Fruit and veg from NSW plantations of servitude
"The NSW Anti-slavery Commissioner says there are several thousand absconded PALM workers in Australia, without access to health insurance and formal income. Among them are women with unplanned pregnancies denied antenatal care due to ineligibility for Medicare. A report by the NSW Anti-slavery Commissioner entitled Be Our Guests has identified signs of debt bondage, deceptive recruiting, forced labour and, in extreme cases, servitude, sexual servitude and human trafficking."
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https://theconversation.com/promoted-as-a-win-win-australias-pacific-island-guest-worker-scheme-is-putting-those-workers-at-risk-240333
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