$15 a day & overcrowded accommodation: Company under FWO spotlight

By Guillermo Troncoso · 20 April 2015 · Locked

$15 a day & overcrowded accommodation: Company under FWO spotlight

Taiwanese company under fire for alleged worker exploitation

A major Taiwanese company has been accused of underpaying dozens of workers in regional NSW, with some facing overcrowded and potentially hazardous living conditions. But how widespread is the issue, and what's being done to address it?

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Summary

The FWO has found a Taiwanese company has underpaid dozens of Chinese and Filipino workers it brought to regional NSW $873,000 and housed them in overcrowded accommodation.

Tags: Employees, Fair Work Ombudsman, FWO, NSW, rural, underpayments, wages