▲Some overseas immigrants were exploited for their wages after coming to work on Australian farms. (Screenshot from the Internet)
Huayu News According to a comprehensive report compiled by Australia.com, surveys and studies by multiple organizations show that Australian job seekers face discrimination in terms of gender, race and age when looking for a job. This has caused social injustice in Australia. In reality, , female graduates generally have lower salaries, the working environment of immigrants is not as good as that of locals, and it is difficult for older job seekers to find their favorite jobs in the job market. In response to the problem of discrimination, experts have called for the introduction of regulations requiring the value of all job applicants to be valued.
have the same major and different income? Can boys earn up to 21.1% more?
According to the "2021 Graduate Outcomes Survey" released at the end of September, although almost all Australian university graduates can find jobs, there is a gender pay gap problem among them.
Miragenews reported that the overall employment rate of graduates has basically not been affected by the COVID-19 epidemic. Data shows that nearly 90% of Australian university graduates have full-time jobs three years after graduation.
In this regard, Catriona Jackson, CEO of the Australian Universities Alliance, said: "The median annual salary for university graduates in full-time employment three years after completing their studies is $77,000 (Australian dollars, the same below). Even though the labor market has been very tight It’s tough, but a college degree is still one of the best investments you can make in life. It broadens your horizons and opens up a path to high-paying, full-time employment.”
The Courier-Mail reports that currently, the data shows. The problem is that female college graduates earn less than male graduates in almost all majors. Three years after graduating from college, the average monthly salary of male graduates is 4,900 yuan, 6.1% higher than that of female graduates.
In 2018, the average monthly salary gap between male and female freshly graduated from university was 3,000 yuan, which means male graduates earned 4.7% more.
It is reported that the largest gender pay gap is among graduates majoring in architecture and built environment. The average monthly salary of male graduates is 17,900 yuan, which is 21.1% higher than that of female graduates.
This is followed by creative arts majors (male graduates earn 6,600 yuan more per month), medicine (7,400 yuan) and business and management majors (5,000 yuan).
In this regard, Lisa Bolton, director of research and strategy for the Teaching Quality Indicator, said that research clearly shows that the gender pay gap has widened over time, and the longer it takes after graduation, the more obvious the gap becomes. For those who are graduate students, the pay gap is even more pronounced. "The average monthly salary of male graduate students is 12,000 yuan more than that of female graduate students." However, in other fields, female graduates are paid higher than male graduates, including psychology, where the average monthly salary of female graduates is 1,600 yuan higher than that of male graduates. yuan, which is 2.2% higher.
Additionally, other fields of study such as communications, engineering, and computing and information systems have virtually no gender pay gaps.
Facing low wages and harsh working conditions, overseas immigrants are easily exploited by employers.
Some immigrant workers may silently endure low wages and harsh working conditions and are exploited by their employers. They do not know how to safeguard their rights and interests.
SBS Chinese website reported that Kate is from Taiwan, China. After coming to Australia in 2019, she thought she could work and make money while enjoying the holidays. However, Kate discovered that reality was very different from imagination.
It is reported that Kate was assigned to work on a farm growing lemons and citrus, and her income was lower than Australia's legal minimum wage, which is 24 yuan per day based on piecework wages, rather than hourly wages.
Kate was also unprepared for the dire living conditions. "I scavenged for food in trash cans and had to live in the same room as seven other people." A job advertisement for a strawberry farm said they only wanted "Asian workers." "I think this is too discriminatory. Some Asians are willing to endure poor conditions in silence."
"Sydney Morning Herald" reported that in addition to farm backpackers, other migrant workers have also been exploited. It is reported that Mr. Wang, a Chinese migrant worker who worked at Tyes Australia's Biloela meat factory in Queensland, was severely burned while working. Mr Wang said migrant workers in Australia were vulnerable and did jobs that Australians were unwilling to do. “What happened to me doesn’t happen to local people.Why? Because we want to stay in Australia and get a permanent residence visa. When we negotiate with factories, we have no power. "
SBS reported that in order to solve the above problems, a labor-led Senate committee recently called for a comprehensive reform of the temporary immigration system to eliminate exploitation.
According to the proposal, backpackers must work 88 days to obtain a two-year visa will be abolished In addition, employers found to be exploiting workers will be banned from hiring temporary immigrants. The report also calls for the establishment of a small claims tribunal to deal with unpaid overtime and visa extension issues.
Excellent and experienced applicants are still vulnerable to being rejected.
What is worrying is that age discrimination still exists in Australia, which prevents older job seekers with rich experience and skills from further realizing their value.
Thenior reported that more and more Australians are seeking the satisfaction of personal achievement or economic security. People hope to continue working in their later years. However, older employees may be turned away by companies. A recent report jointly released by the Australian HR Institute and the Human Rights Commission pointed out that nearly half of Australian companies. said they are reluctant to hire older employees. The report found that 28% of respondents defined older employees as 61 to 65 years old, and nearly 17% classified older employees as 51 to 54 years old.
SBS reported that more than 2,000 Australian adults recently participated in a survey on age discrimination, and 51% of the respondents believed that age discrimination is common in Australia. .
In this regard, some Australians talked about the age discrimination they have experienced in society. Marion Rae, now 70, still remembers the first time she encountered age discrimination. Lei, who is in his 40s, returned to Australia after working in Japan. "I went to a company and the people at that company said, 'Your resume is great,' but I didn't get an interview. I was advised to get plastic surgery and lie about my age. I'm shocked how superficial Australians have become, judging people by their wrinkles. In Australia, a person's experience is not important, only appearance and age are important. "
Thenior.com reported that in response to the above issues, Australia's Anti-Age Discrimination Commissioner Kay Patterson said that older employees will bring professional knowledge and experience to the workplace. 60% of the respondents said that although the resignation of older employees has caused critical problems for the company, Skills are lost, but some businesses are still failing to learn this lesson “In the workplace, age discrimination can occur at the recruitment stage, but also in areas such as training, promotions and opportunities for flexible working practices. "(Original title: How far is fairness? Various employment discriminations still exist in Australia)
