Australia Talks about the migrant experience of work - a podcast by ABC Radio

Have you ever had to move and find a new job?

What if that move was thousands of kilometres away from your home-town and friends, or even the country of your birth?


That’s the experience of the many people who migrate to Australia each year, and the ABC's Australia Talks survey has uncovered some sobering statistics on how migrants rate their working lives.

When asked if they feared they could lose their job in the next 12 months, or if their career opportunities were limited, it was those from culturally diverse backgrounds, and in particular new migrants, who were feeling the strain of job insecurity and frustration the most.

In fact, 68 per cent of new migrants said they would be happier in a different job and a whopping 86 per cent think companies will always try to exploit their workers if they can- the highest by far of any demographic in the survey.

Mohammad Al-Khafaji is the CEO of the Federation of Ethnic Communities Councils of Australia, Joanna Howe is an associate professor of law at the University of Adelaide and Carmen Garcia is the CEO of community corporate. We also hear from new migrants Sina, Manal Aqrawe, Candida Rego and Chirag Khunt about the challenges they face.



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