New research from the Grattan Institute has concluded that up to 16% of recent migrants to Australia are being paid less than the minimum wage. This equates to around 82,000 workers.
The research also suggests that up to 42,000 recent migrants are being underpaid by at least $3 an hour.
Migrant workers were found to be vulnerable to many forms of exploitation apart from wage underpayment, such as unpaid leave, superannuation and penalty rates, cash-back arrangements, racism and sexual harassment.
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