Fase 5-Administracion

Unidad 5 malas condiciones administrativas, y nefastas condiciones de trabajo en el

extranjero

Presentado por: Katherine

Presentado a.: Luz dely díaz

2019
Black jobs': Rampant exploitation of foreign workers in Australia revealed

Ben Schneiders and Royce Millar

October 1 2015

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/investigations/black-jobs-rampant-exploitation-

of-foreign-workers-in-australia-revealed-20150930-gjxz7q.html

Schneiders and Millar’s (2015) article on illegal exploitation of foreign workers in Australia

tells the story from five different perspectives, supported by the research from Fairfax Media

who states that hundreds and thousands of workers across the economy of Australia have

been illegally paid at work. Ms Liu, a student at Monash University from China who has

been in Australia since last year, reported that she was paid $8 an hour to work at a restaurant

in Melbourne and for working in the food court at Southland shopping center she was paid

just $12 an hour. She affirms that even though she is able to work in Australia because of her

legal student visa, she felt she was not treated with equal working rights. Ms Liu, in an

interview has shared her experience of being a foreign worker in Australia earning an illegal

wage.

According to Ms Liu, even though she confirms she was going to be underpaid she knew that

others were working under the same conditions as her. For example, in the article according
to Schneiders and Millar (2015) Miss Liu affirms that most of her friends from Taiwan and

China were also illegally paid. Nevertheless, in order to alert other foreigners from her

country she had exposed her situation at work in Australia in order to inform others of the

current situation in Austalia.

This article is mostly objective, and even though the person interviewed is not an authority

or expert on the issue, Ms Liu has shared her personal experiences. This article shows a

variety of aspects in an objective view, where some experts such as research from Fairfax

Media show a broad study form Monash University indicating that 80 percent of foreign

language advertisements are offering wages below legal rates. More than one thousand job

advertisements also support the issue with evidence. For example, according to Fairfax (as

cited in Schneiders & Millar 2015) the common wage payment on the mandarin-language

websites is a payment of between 10 to 13 dollars, which means that, in comparison to other

workers in Australia, this is 4.29 dollars less per hour. Also, another study shows that

foreigners who were in Australia last year with temporary rights were also in the same

position as Ms Liu. The case of 7/Eleven was shown on ABC TV 4 Corners program that

also were focused on the agriculture sector and that the Australian economy in certain sectors

appears to be reliant on illegal underpayment of wages.

I consider that even though the article was generally written in quite an objective way, the

way Ms Lue expressed her experience was personal and subjective. I really admire Miss

Liu’s bravery in speaking out and expressing her opinion and warning other students of the
situation. Schneiders and Millar (2015) quote miss Lue as saying “ I feel in the workforce I

am treated inferior to other local Australians”. Ms Liu states that even though she has been

paid illegally, she considers that a job is better than no job, which I agree with. Also,

according to the article, researcher’s show that people are not forced to take those illegal

jobs. It is their own decision to risk themselves to be paid a lower wage. Individuals can

decide whether to find a job which for some is better than not having a job. However, I

completely disagree with employers like 7 Eleven who are taking advantage of others.

Employers who provide opportunities to employees should consider that workers have

rights and deserve to be on equal payment