Comments on: Authorities in far north Queensland warn against ‘another Childers’ http://thumbrella.com.au/authorities-in-far-north-queensland-warn-against-another-childers-5811 Everything under the travel & hospitality umbrella Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:02:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Macca http://thumbrella.com.au/authorities-in-far-north-queensland-warn-against-another-childers-5811#comment-1667 Macca Thu, 03 Dec 2009 06:23:49 +0000 http://thumbrella.com.au/?p=5811#comment-1667 This new practice of mattress renting is becoming to common across the nation. Introduced by "gangmaster" labour contractors that have been reported of procuring illegal workers from Asian and India to supply cheap labour. Hiring derelict houses and transport workers to work sites charging for both. A number of such boarding houses have been raid in Melbourne that have found accommodating international students. One raid came after a man under investigation for allegedly cramming up to 90 Nepalese students into "appalling and squalid" conditions into three houses. Another was reported of owning up to 100 houses Like Jayne Government and local council's must act to protect the legitament backpacker operator and the backpacker This new practice of mattress renting is becoming to common across the nation. Introduced by “gangmaster” labour contractors that have been reported of procuring illegal workers from Asian and India to supply cheap labour. Hiring derelict houses and transport workers to work sites charging for both.

A number of such boarding houses have been raid in Melbourne that have found accommodating international students. One raid came after a man under investigation for allegedly cramming up to 90 Nepalese students into “appalling and squalid” conditions into three houses. Another was reported of owning up to 100 houses

Like Jayne Government and local council’s must act to protect the legitament backpacker operator and the backpacker

]]> By: Jayne Martin -Lewis http://thumbrella.com.au/authorities-in-far-north-queensland-warn-against-another-childers-5811#comment-1662 Jayne Martin -Lewis Thu, 03 Dec 2009 03:08:24 +0000 http://thumbrella.com.au/?p=5811#comment-1662 Hi I agree totally, we have to stop this illegal type of 'backpackers'. ? The same is happening all over Australia and Tasmania, in the form of 'House sharing' too. Government and local councils need to address this and act urgently to prevent any further tradgeies occuring and also to protect the legitamet backpackers operations who have to comply with all rules and regulations to enable operation. Hi

I agree totally, we have to stop this illegal type of ‘backpackers’. ?
The same is happening all over Australia and Tasmania, in the form of ‘House sharing’ too.

Government and local councils need to address this and act urgently to prevent any further tradgeies occuring and also to protect the legitamet backpackers operations who have to comply with all rules and regulations to enable operation.

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