More than one-fifth of migrant workers were paid or offered a lower salary because of their nationality, according to a survey of 1,200 migrant workers released today by Unions NSW and the Migrant Workers Centre. An additional one-third of respondents also reported being offered inferior wages because they were on temporary visas. The research reveals an alarming proportion of migrant workers are being shortchanged at a time when Australia faces chronic labour shortages. Despite the Commonwealth Government recently announcing a raft of positive reforms to improve the bargaining power of migrant workers, the further changes are needed to prevent Other key findings include: 19% of respondents lost an opportunity to be promoted at work because of their visa status 16% reported that they had had a job application rejected because of their nationality 37% of respondents were paid or offered a lower salary because of their visa type 15% had experienced workplace bullying because of their visa status or nationality Unions NSW Secretary Mark Morey said unequal working conditions and racial discrimination against migrant workers were unacceptable.

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