The federal government has heeded the recommendations by a coalition of 40 organisations including UNSW academics to introduce visa protections for migrant workers.

The Migrant Justice Institute – led by UNSW Sydney and UTS law professors – and the Human Rights Law Centre today welcome the Albanese Government’s commitment …

The Human Rights Law Centre, Migrant Justice Institute and academics at UNSW and UTS have led a coalition of 40 organisations across the country … to develop a blueprint for visa protections for migrant workers. Today’s announcement reflects the commitment of migrant workers and their allies. 

Migrant Justice Institute and the Human Rights Law Centre also welcome the government’s announcement of two further protections for migrant workers, for which they and other migrant worker allies have campaigned for many years…

The coalition warned, however, that in order to be effective, visa-based protections must be robust and reflect the realities of migrants’ lives at work. The ‘co-design’ of those protections by the Department of Home Affairs must centre around the concerns of migrant workers, their representatives in the union movement and allies…