Bosses who underpay workers could face jail time under a Morrison government plan to target serious exploitation and wage fraud.
The coalition has given in-principle support to all 22 recommendations in the migrant workers' task force report released on Thursday.
The inquiry, led by former consumer watchdog chief Allan Fels, was sparked by revelations of wage underpayment across 7-Eleven and other prominent businesses.
"Wage exploitation of temporary migrants offends our national values of fairness," the report says.
"It harms not only the employees involved but also the businesses which do the right thing."
Industrial Relations Minister Kelly O'Dwyer said the government had agreed to introduce criminal sanctions for the first time.
