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[Link] Exploitation complaints almost nil: Coles

Read: 2/12/2021 7news.com.au

Supermarket giant Coles says the rate of work exploitation complaints in its supply chain has dropped to almost zero over the past year.

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[Link] ‘You may bring shame to your family’: Australia launches campaign to stop seasonal farm workers absconding

Read: 6/11/2021 www.theguardian.com

The Australian government has launched an aggressive campaign to prevent Pacific Islander farm workers from fleeing their jobs as new figures reveal more than 1,000 seasonal pickers absconded in the past year.

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[Link] Red Spice Road owners publish open letter about unpaid former staff

Read: 31/10/2021 www.theage.com.au

The owners of popular city restaurant Red Spice Road, which planned to reopen without contacting or paying the staff it sacked in May, have released an open letter claiming there had been a terrible misunderstanding.

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[Link] Campaign To Unfollow Nas Daily Gains Traction After Controversy With Tribal Tattoo Artist

Read: 7/8/2021 www.vice.com

A campaign to unfollow the social media accounts of Arab-Israeli influencer Nuseir Yassin is gaining traction in the Philippines following allegations he exploited a cultural icon. His team has said the claims are false.

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[Link] South Australia assault: owner of Adelaide tea shop admits to paying worker $10 an hour

Read: 10/2/2021 www.theguardian.com

The owner of the Adelaide shop that was the scene of a violent assault two weeks ago has broken his silence, saying he thinks he was “set up” but admitting to paying his workers $10 an hour.

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[Link] Couple travels 2,000km for job — then is told to work first week for free

Read: 10/2/2021 www.abc.net.au

When South Australian woman Alice and her partner Graham were looking for work in Queensland they found what they thought was the perfect opportunity in a rural roadhouse.

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