An unscrupulous employer engineered a path to this country for the young hopeful Chinese man, then put him to work for a pittance.
Home Truths investigation that her response to the Nixon report would be part of a “systemic reform ... to build a migration system which protects workers and delivers for the national interest”.Between December 2021 and last September, Qi was paid about $5 per hour for his work in the Melbourne car window tinting factory. He said he had been lured by the employer with promises of a job that was “paid well” and that he was told Australia was a “relaxing environment” to work in.
When the factory was being renovated, all he had for living quarters was a bed, a desk and a coat hanger. His longest workday was 16 hours, from 9am to 1am the following morning. He did not go to authorities to seek help because of his lack of English. “Qi didn’t know who his agent was, and to me, that’s obviously a representation issue,” said Dong, a senior lawyer at immigration law specialist ProActive Legal.
Dong said conversations on Chinese social media app WeChat were pitching a fantasy of Australia to thousands of people at a time and permanent residency if they worked “well” for two years.“That’s false,” Dong said. Qi was not performing a job considered in demand by Australia, and he did not speak English.
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