Migrant Workers + Refugee Rights

Marisa interviews Scott Cosgriff, Senior Lawyer at the Human Rights Law Centre, about a recent survey that was commissioned by the HRLC with the Migrant Workers' Centre, about concerning trends in migrant workers' residency. Their research shows that many people who have been living and working in Australia for 5-10 years aren't being recognised as permanent residents, despite that almost 80% of Australians support a pathway to permanent residency. They also discuss the issue of exploitation for vulnerable refugee communities in this country. Later, Marisa interviews Chris Breen from the Refugee Action Collective VIC, who gives us an update about what's happening with refugees and asylum seekers at the Park Hotel in Melbourne, including some of the draconian laws that Scott Morrison has introduced which has facilitated the rampant spread of COVID-19 through these detention centres.