Australia’s workplace watchdog the Fair Work Ombudsman has secured an AUD 106,430.63 (USD 70,935.60) court penalty against labour-hire company NQ Powertrain Pty Ltd, after it underpaid dozens of visa holders working on farms in Far North Queensland.
The Samoan labour trade is motivated by a desire for money and the accompanying increase in social status, say Angela Anya Fatupaito and co-researchers.