The federal government has proposed law reform to stop workplaces breaching their responsibilities, which will be introduced to parliament when it next meets.
The proposed changes would make it a criminal offence to coerce someone into breaching their visa conditions, stop employers from hiring people on temporary visas where they have exploited migrants in the past, and increase penalties for employers who do the wrong thing.
Many migrant workers face a 'crisis of exploitation'. Will these reforms end it? SBS News