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Your rights at work AMWU 2006- Part 1 of 2
What the new IR laws mean to the average Australian. Presented by Doug Cameron.(Australian Manufacturing Workers Union)
Length: 359
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Tags: Trade Union Workers Manufacturing
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Your rights at work. AMWU 2006 Part 2 of 2
What the new IR laws mean to the average Australian. Presented by Doug Cameron.(Australian Manufacturing Workers Union)
Length: 349
Rating: 0.00 (0 ratings)
Tags: Trade Union Workers Manufacturing
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457 Visas and the Exploitation of Foreign Workers
457 Visas Video Clip: Transcript
This video has been designed to draw attention to the exploitation and abuse of migrant workers in Australia.
The following list of facts was compiled from various articles by the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union, Australian Council of Trade Unions,Construction Forestry Mining Energy Union The Age and The Herald Sun newspapers. (Bibliography at the end of the transcript.)
"KNOW WHERE YOU STAND?"
"The Federal Governments' 457 visa program has created conditions that encourage the exploitation of foreign workers."
"FACT: In recent years, the Federal Government has cut funding for the TAFE system by nearly 24%, leaving our workforce with a shortage of skilled workers."
"FACT: Since the Howard Government took office, 350,000 "skilled" migrant workers had been admitted to the country while 300,000 young Australians had been turned away from T.A.F.E. (s)"
"FACT: The 457 visa program is simply a wage-cutting device, just like the rest of the Government's IR laws."
"FACT: Australian workers miss out on jobs and training because it is cheaper and easier for employers to exploit people from overseas."
"There have been hundreds of documented cases describing the abuse and exploitation of foreign workers."
"FACT: These violations of human rights often take the form of substandard pay and conditions, with some companies providing overpriced accommodation and transport that is deducted from employees' wages."
"FACT: Foreign workers are often sacked or threatened with deportation if they speak up about problems or adverse work conditions."
"FACT: 457 visa holders are often inadequately trained and lack the necessary language skills to properly understand safety procedures."
"FACT: Many foreign workers have injured themselves on Australian worksites. This year alone, three have been killed in work related accidents."
"With up to one hundred visas being issued every day, the Government does not have the resources to effectively monitor this program."
"FACT: 500 cases of alleged exploitation of temporary visa workers have been investigated this year but around half (232) of the investigations have not yet been completed."
"FACT: The Government has admitted it conducts site checks on less than one in five employers. (18%)"
"FACT: The Immigration Department has just 65 officers to monitor compliance with visas, which makes it impossible to police more than 100,000 visa holders."
"FACT: The U.S. State Department has documented reports that for some migrant workers in Australia, "Labour conditions amounted to slavery, debt bondage and involuntary servitude."
"The workplace relations system"
"KNOW WHERE YOU STAND?"
Bibliography:
'People Importer Wants Indemnity', AMWU Website, 15 June 2004
'Bosses Importing Workers from China', AMWU Website, 21 December 2004
'Overseas Workers Cramped In', AMWU Website, 23 February 2006
'AMWU to Address Imported Worker Issues', AMWU Website, 7 March 2006
'WA "Slavery" Hits Korean TV', AMWU Website, 16 March 2006
'Safety -- Another Visa Rort', AMWU Website, 3 August 2006
'Sacked and Evicted: Terrified Immigrant Suffers Under 'low pay' 457 Visa', AMWU Website, 15 September 2006
'Imported Labour Visas Risk Health and Safety of all Workers', ACTU Website, 15 September 2006
'Temporary Work Visas Breach More Laws', AMWU Website, 19 October 2006
'457 Visa Scandals Getting Worse', AMWU Website, 27 October 2006
'$740 000 win for ripped off 457 visa workers', AMWU Website, 10 November 2006
'New Immigration Minister, Same Old Visa Problems', AMWU Website, 1 March 2007
'More '457' visa rorts uncovered', AMWU Website, 6 June 2007
'Queensland workers complain of threats to replace them with 457 Visa workers if they don¹t sign AWAs', CFMEU Website, 22 July 2007
'IR laws and temporary migrant worker scheme are holding down wages: ACTU submission', ACTU Website, 15 March 2007
'Unions are concerned about dangerous job conditions for temporary migrant workers', ACTU Website, 26 June 2007
'APEC must address sex slavery, people trafficking and worker exploitation in Asia Pacific', ACTU Website, 30 August 2007
Moore, M. and Knox M. 'Foreign workers 'enslaved', The Age, August 28, 2007
'Employers warned over 457 visa abuse', The Age, August 28, 2007
'Food outlets raided over foreign workers', The Age, August 31, 2007Bachelard, M.
'Pact with China excludes dubious visa middleman', The Age, September 6, 2007
Written, Filmed, Edited, Produced and Directed by Adam Basile.
Extra keywords: Labor Federal Election 2007 Liberal Fascist Dictator Dictatorship Totalitarian Democracy Democratic Worker Labour Labourer Censorship Slavery Exploitation Union Boronia Grass Roots Campaign Anti Establishment Politicians Police Local State Federal Government Kevin Rudd Julia Gillard Australianlabor Australia Experimental Short Film Making Documentary Guerilla Filmmaking
Length: 168
Rating: 3.30 (7 ratings)
Tags: APEC ACTU AMWU Workchoices IR Industrial Relations Unions 457 visa exploitation human rights abuse slavery workers Adam
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Shoulda Shut Up!
Just a video I was trying to do for the first time to something that I enjoy. Bill Engvall is an amazing person, and I was just trying to combine it with my favorite MMOG World Of Warcraft.
Length: 282
Rating: 4.70 (28 ratings)
Tags: WoW world of warcraft windrunner guild
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Young Worker Abuse
Young Worker Abuse Video Clip
The following facts are from articles that appeared in The Age, The Herald Sun and The Daily Telegraph newspapers and press releases from the Australian Council of Trade Unions and the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union. The articles are listed at the end of the transcript.
"KNOW WHERE YOU STAND?"
"The Federal Government's Industrial Relations reforms have given employers the power to exploit working Australian children."
"Young workers are at a disadvantage as they lack the ability to properly negotiate wages and conditions with their employers."
"FACT: Children as young as 14 years old have been pushed onto Federal Government approved AWA individual contracts that reduce pay by abolishing or modifying conditions and entitlements."
"FACT: Young workers are vulnerable to exploitation and are often bullied or discriminated against if they refuse to sign an individual contract."
"FACT: A South Australian report titled 'Dirt Cheap and Disposable' revealed: 36% of young workers were pressured to work overtime without pay
43% were pressured to work while sick
42% were forced to work through meal breaks
22% were fired for reasons that they felt were unfair (and)
25% were bullied at work"
"FACT: Every month, more than 2000 young workers are being forced onto AWA individual contracts."
"Australian Workplace Agreements encourage child abuse by making it legal for employers to increase their profits through the exploitation of young workers"
"FACT: There are documented cases of young workers earning as little as $3 per hour."
"FACT: A recent court case found that 22 young workers at a juice bar in Sydney had been underpaid by as much as 75% after losing their weekend and penalty rates."
"FACT: Many workers in bakeries and fast food outlets have seen their wages fall by up to 25%."
"FACT: A popular restaurant chain illegally underpaid its employees and those who suffered injuries such as electric shocks and burns were told not to tell the doctor that they received the injuries at work."
"Young employees are more likely to sustain serious injuries at work than older employees but very few make a claim for compensation."
"FACT: Last year, nearly 30,000 young Victorians said they experienced a "work-related injury or illness," yet only 2952 lodged a WorkCover claim."
"FACT: Data from WorkSafe Victoria shows that nearly 3400 Victorians aged under 25 were admitted to hospital over the past three years."
"FACT: Of those young Victorians admitted to hospital, 767 suffered a major cut or open wound, 236 had a limb or fingers amputated and 105 suffered severe burns."
"FACT: When young workers are intimidated by their employers they are reluctant to report workplace hazards increasing the risk of injury to themselves and others."
"The workplace relations system, KNOW WHERE YOU STAND?"
'Government Plan to Reduce Apprenticeship Skills', AMWU Website, 23 November 2006
''2007 AEU Federal Conference Address', Address by AMWU National Secretary Doug Cameron to Australian Education Union Federal Conference', AMWU Website, January 16, 2007
'Ban Individual Contracts For Under 20s', ACTU Website, 18 August 2005
'Report Supports ACTU Call To Ban Individual Contracts For Young Workers', ACTU Website, 8 September 2005
'Fed Govt Fails To Protect Young Workers From Sham Contracting', ACTU Website, 28 August 2006
'Kids Under 15 Years Old Are Signing Individual Contracts Under IR Laws', ACTU Website, 19 October 2006
'Young workers and women losing out under new IR laws says ACTU', ACTU Website, 23 February 2007
'Federal Government voting rule changes could rob young workers hurt by IR laws of their vote', ACTU Website, 16 April 2007
'Loss of protection from unfair dismissal is the key to abuse of young workers: ACTU', 9 July 2007
'Howard Government workplace watchdog approves $3 an hour wage for young worker: fundamental flaw in IR laws exposed', ACTU Website, 3 August 2007
''Fairness test' farce is not protecting young workers from unfair IR laws says ACTU', ACTU Website, 17 August 2007
'Workers in cafés, shops & bars have lost up to 1/3 of their pay under WorkChoices: new report', ACTU Website, 13 September 2007
'Young workers' rights', The Daily Telegraph, 13 August 2007
'Pub fined for forcing worker on to AWA', Herald Sun, 19 September 2007
Catalano, C. 'Young suffer bad injuries in silence', The Age, 15 September 2007
Dryden, J. 'Boss ignores warning and teen's eye damaged', The Age, 15 September 2007
Written, Filmed, Edited, Produced and Directed by Adam Basile.
Extra keywords: Labor Federal Election 2007 Liberal Fascist Dictator Dictatorship Totalitarian Democracy Democratic Worker Labour Labourer Censorship Slavery Exploitation Union Boronia Grass Roots Campaign Anti Establishment Politicians Police Local State Federal Government Kevin Rudd Julia Gillard Australianlabor
Length: 174
Rating: 4.00 (8 ratings)
Tags: John Howard ACTU AMWU AWA AWAs IR Unions Workchoices Industrial Relations Workplace Workers Rights Children Child Abuse
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