{
  "id": 6514899,
  "title": "Aussie migrants turn to sham contracting",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/aussie-migrants-turn-to-sham-contracting",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-10T01:00:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MacroBusiness",
    "slug": "macrobusiness",
    "url": "https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2026/09/aussie-migrants-turn-to-sham-contracting/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "In May, the Migrant Justice Institute released a report revealing that Australia has a systemic, economy‑wide architecture of migrant worker exploitation, with nearly two-thirds of migrant employees being underpaid. Based on 9,963 migrant workers surveyed in 2024 across six languages: 65% paid below legal entitlements 36% paid below the national minimum wage 25% underpaid by $10+ per The post…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}