Exploitation Nation – how Australia’s farms are exploiting migrant workers
A new visa arrangement for farmworkers threatens to further exploiit workers in the agriculture sector, writes Francis Leach
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The way we work, how work is changing, how it used to be and what it might look like in the future.
It’s a discussion about the conditions in which we work and the demands of a job. It’s talking about how it can be the best thing in our lives and also the worst.
Work can give us meaning and satisfaction, it can be the most challenging thing we’ve ever done and the most soul destroying days of our lives. And that can all be in the same week!
Above all, we want to talk about work in a way that helps make work better for everyone who listens. So, clock on to “On the Job” and take a listen back through the archives.
A new visa arrangement for farmworkers threatens to further exploiit workers in the agriculture sector, writes Francis Leach
A paramedic shares what it's like working on the frontline of a pandemic, and how the support of his coworkers and union are getting him through.
Events on the streets of Melbourne last week shocked everyone.
Unions are about coming together to build fairer and safer future for all, not the ugly scenes witnessed in Melbourne this week, writes Francis Leach
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the city of Shepparton in late August, unions rallied to help a community in need, writes Francis Leach
That's right, this week we're going all hybrid on you.