Unpaid wages left celery farm migrant workers 'frightened', Ombudsman says
3 months ago

Unpaid wages left celery farm migrant workers 'frightened', Ombudsman says

ABC  

Australia's largest celery producer has been fined more than $150,000 after "deliberately" underpaying the migrant workers who planted and picked the popular vegetable. at the extreme end of what we see," Fair Work Ombudsman Anna Booth told ABC Victorian Country Hour following the court proceeding. 'Egregious' actions against workers Lamattina's conduct was "egregious," Judge Karl Blake said in his judgement. "Employers need to be very mindful of any intention that they form to deliberately thwart the law and underpay workers — it's going to be treated quite differently," Ms Booth said.

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Backpackers warn of horticulture industry 'underbelly' of dodgy labour hire providers and illegal wages
4 years, 3 months ago

Backpackers warn of horticulture industry 'underbelly' of dodgy labour hire providers and illegal wages

ABC  

Backpackers completing their 88 days of farm work in Queensland's Bundaberg region say more needs to be done to stamp out dodgy labour hire contractors paying them illegal wages. Key points: There are concerns some labour hire companies exploit workers needing to complete farm work in order to extend their working holiday visas One worker said her payslips had a …

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