Australia is known to be one of the best abroad education destinations for international students because of the immense opportunities it offers to everybody. But the recent reports have exposed some of the grieve exploitation of international students in Australia. It is the responsibility of the Australian government to sustain the global reputation of the country by providing international students with a positive educational experience. But it is very ironical that the international students are exploited the most in Australia, especially who are pursuing their part-time jobs in cleaning and hospitality industries.

The exploitation of international students in Australia is caused as the international students are not aware of the Australian workplace laws, and the same ignorance is being exploited by the entrepreneurs. Students are often given very small pay and are forced to work in hostile conditions. International students are just viewed as cheap labour in Australian universities. International students are often demanded to provide 4-hour unpaid trial before being selected for permanent employment. Students are not issued with payslips and are not allowed to take rest in their working hours.

International students often tend to bear the atrocities since most of them fear to confront their employers. Most of the students cannot afford the sudden interrupt in the income, and hence the same fear holds them back from entering into an altercation with their employers. The visa regulation of just 40 hours per two weeks would also add up to the insecurities of the international students. Most of the students work beyond the prescribed working hour limit of 40 hours, and the same thing is used by the employers to extort them. A simple complaint by the employer to the Department of Immigration by using Fair Work law would tremendously impact the career of the student. If students could not find a decent part-time job in a short gap, they would have to compromise their whole academic career in Australia. The exploitation of international students in Australia is very much prevalent, so we strongly recommend our readers to understand all the provisions of the Fair Work Act 2009 before moving on to Australia. It will help you in avoiding any sort of workplace abuse.

The exploitation of international students in Australia has now become an issue of national importance. A thorough study has been conducted by the government on the issue of exploitation of international students in Australia and has revealed some observations.

• International students lack awareness about employee rights in Australia.
• Around 75 % of international students are not even aware of the minimal pay for part-time jobs.
• 50 % of the international students have reported that they are afraid of reporting any abuse since they fear that it would affect their visa.
• It has been observed that 1/4^th of the whole international students are not even paid half of the minimal salary.
• Around 90% of the students are aware that they are underpaid for their job. But they consider themselves to be at fault for the underpayment.

Students in the cleaning industry
It is in the cleaning industry where the exploitation of international students in Australia is frequently observed, and around 85 % of them are employed here. Students working in this field often experience exploitation from their employers. The most common form of exploitation in the cleaning field is wage theft.

The Australian government has created an independent body, CAF, to avoid the exploitation of students employed in the cleaning industry.

Impact of COVID 19 on international students
The occurrence of wage theft has hiked after the pandemonium of COVID 19. Official bodies in Australia states that the most affected section under the lockdown of COVID 19 are the international students. The Australian government has classified the problem of international students as a humanitarian crisis by taking account of its seriousness

Weaker personal attributes among international students.
 In Australia it is seen that most of the international students are very weak in their English communication skills. They are very young and lack experience in any occupation. The lack of personal attributes results in a lack of confidence among international students. Hence, they find themselves thankful even if someone is ready to employ them at a minimal wage and hence leading to the exploitation of international students in Australia.

In the Australian economy, an employer is positioned at a privileged status. International students are heavily reliant on their employers since they need approval for a permanent visa. Since the approval of the employer is decisive in acquiring a permanent visa in Australia, international students find themselves vulnerable. The draconian law of eliminating visa if breached the regulation of 40 hours work per two weeks would place the students at the perverse position.

The exploitation of international students in Australia by Universities
 International students are often perceived as cash cows by Australian universities. Most of the universities are not even considering the academic history of the students as the parameter for enrollment. Some universities are even admitting the students who have not even passed the basic criteria of 7.0 in IELTS. There were occurrences when students with 4.5 score in IELTS were enrolled in the top universities by violating all the enrollment guidelines. The situation has degraded to such a level that the Australian universities are ready to give admission to candidates who have an ample amount of money to submit.

Precautions to be taken by international students to avoid exploitation
Apply for Tax File Number
The exploitation of international students in Australia can be avoided if international students apply for Tax File Number when they start working in Australia. This would help them in being recognized by the government, and hence any workplace exploitation could be directly reported to the authorities.

Ask for a salary only in monetary denominations.
There would be plenty of employers in Australia who would be offering food and accommodation in spite of appropriate salary. Don’t fall for this trick and ask outrightly for salary in the monetary denomination. The most appropriate way to accept the salary is by bank transactions.

Act against the delayed payslips
International students are often reviewed as vulnerable groups in the Australian business community. It is quite frequent that the international students are denied salary for the hours they have worked for. Stand for yourselves and demand pay slip within the specified date.

Notice the unprecedented money deducted from your salary
Our readers should be aware that there is no cashback scheme while providing salary to employees in Australia. Hence don’t return any salary back to your employer if they demand to do so. Many employers even try to deduce the money from employee’s payroll if they happen to accidentally do any damage. It should be understood by the international students that the employers are not legally empowered to do it.

We wish that our article enlightens our readers to avoid any sort of exploitation of international students in Australia.

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