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That is interesting; I've been to Australia once in my life, year before last. I went from Brisbane to Roma, and by the time I got to Roma the only non-Caucasia
by EliRivers 10y ago
That is interesting; I've been to Australia once in my life, year before last. I went from Brisbane to Roma, and by the time I got to Roma the only non-Caucasian faces I saw were serving me food. I was told (but have no other information, so this could of course be completely wrong) that their contracts and immigration status effectively tied them to their service job, hundreds of miles inland where the only other people like them were in a similar subservient situation, and that the people owning their contracts very much had that kind of power over them.
This is pure anecdote, of course.
- satori99 10y agoI think there is a fair bit of truth in this. There is barely a week that goes by here without a news story about some company or another grossly underpaying and/or mistreating immigrant workers in Australia. In some cases they are supposed to be students, but are forced to work 40hr weeks in low paying jobs under threat of instant deportation. This bugs me about my own country too. http://www.smh.com.au/national/one-in-five-migrant-workers-on-457-visas-could-be-underpaid-or-incorrectly-employed-20150529-ghcmxr.html http://www.smh.com.au/national/one-in-five-migrant-workers-o... http://www.smh.com.au/comment/tackling-the-exploitation-of-international-student-workers-20150818-gj1ge3.html http://www.smh.com.au/comment/tackling-the-exploitation-of-i... http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-13/international-students-underpaid-australian-working-conditions/7586452 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-13/international-students... http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-15/ombudsman-report-reveals-widespread-417-visa-exploitation/7934780 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-15/ombudsman-report-revea...