Sacked 457 Visa Workers Appeal Urgent Call to Assist Sacked 457 Visa Workers!
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Five of our members at an abattoir at Narrikup – located out of Albany were allegedly made “redundant”. These members were very active within the Union leadership group and have been vocal about legitimate grievances about wages and conditions at Fletcher International.
Fletchers International have been sanctioned by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship for breaches of their obligations as sponsors of 457 visa workers. They have appealed to the Migration Review Tribunal – we do not know the outcome of that appeal yet.
The Meat Workers Union and our members are being systematically targeted by Fletchers as the main reason for the DIAC sanctions.
The AMIEU (WA) Branch has lodged AIRC applications for unfair/unlawful termination of employment and a conference is listed on the 10th September 2009
They were sacked on the 2nd June 2009, and were paid out their entitlements – which amounted to about 10 weeks pay.
The Union has sought and found alternative employers for these workers – however their employment is subject to the prospective employer’s successful application to DIAC for a Meat Industry Labor Agreement (MILA) – we understand that this process will take time, (measured in months) notwithstanding our support for these particular agreements.
These workers and their families have no current income, can access no welfare or unemployment benefits and do not have access to Medicare health benefits. The current conditions on their visas do not permit them to work elsewhere.
I would urge you to assist the plight of these very vulnerable workers whose only “crime” was to join the union and stand up for their rights and the rights of their fellow workers.
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March 28, 2011 01:52:39
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