Coalition to act on foreign worker exploitation

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By Leith van Onselen

The joint Fairfax-Four Corners investigation uncovering that around two-thirds of 7-Eleven stores across Australia had ruthlessly exploited foreign workers has forced the Federal Government into action, with Employment Minister, Michaelia Cash, set to unveil a high-level ministerial working group today that will examine how to protect vulnerable visa holders. From The Canberra Times:

[The working group] will also include Immigration Minister Peter Dutton, Justice Minister Michael Keenan and Assistant Minister Kelly O’Dwyer, to lead the crackdown.

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Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.