Article 2KY26 Work visas: students often forced to breach conditions, lawyers say

Work visas: students often forced to breach conditions, lawyers say

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Naaman Zhou
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Solicitors from Redfern Legal Centre want immigration minister to show more leniency by offering a second chance instead of revoking visas

The Australian government could significantly reduce migrant worker exploitation by being more lenient to students who are coerced by employers into breaching their visas, according to immigration and employment lawyers at community legal centres.

Solicitors from the Redfern Legal Centre have asked the minister for immigration and border protection, Peter Dutton, to reform the conditions where international student visas can be revoked, providing a second chance for students who have been pressured or misled by exploitative employers, and encouraging them to come forward.

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