The “Wage Theft in Silence” report, released on Monday, draws on data from the first large-scale national survey of temporary visa holders, with more than 4,300 respondents hailing from 107 countries. It is a cohort that represents up to 11 per cent of the Australian labour market.
The report found fewer than one in 10 temporary migrant workers took action to recover missing wages - even if they knew they were being underpaid.
