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Justice for temporary migrant workers: Lessons from the ‘7-Eleven cases’

2018; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 43; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1177/1037969x17748209

2398-9084

Justin Pen,

Labor Movements and Unions

This article examines the systemic exploitation of foreign workers on temporary visas at 7-Eleven stores. The first section outlines Australia's temporary visa apparatus and the restrictions it imposes on visa workers’ residency and work rights. The second section reviews the ‘7-Eleven cases’, from 2011 to 2016, and draw three themes from those cases. The final section considers the Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Vulnerable Workers) Act 2017 (Cth). Ultimately, I contend that parliament's failure to address temporary migrant workers’ fear of visa cancellation may blunt the impact of these otherwise significant reforms.