Claims that Filipino "guest" workers brought to Australia on skilled migration visas are being exploited by employers demanding long hours on below-award wages have been raised by the Philippines embassy.
An embassy official told The Weekend Australian it was investigating three "confirmed cases" alleging abuse of imported Filipino chefs and professional staff working in upmarket Canberra restaurants and bars.
Alan Collett alan-at-gomatilda-dot-com Registered Migration Agent Number 0102534 Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia http://www.gomatilda.com and http://www.collettandco.co.uk Offices in Southampton - England; Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, and Geelong - Australia
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