One in five migrant workers on 457 visas could be underpaid or incorrectly employed

By Nick Toscano, Workplace Reporter
Updated May 29 2015 - 6:09pm, first published 5:28pm
The Fair Work Ombudsman has uncovered suspected exploitation in the cases of 20 per cent of 560 migrant workers examined in a recent report. Photo: Erin Jonasson
The Fair Work Ombudsman has uncovered suspected exploitation in the cases of 20 per cent of 560 migrant workers examined in a recent report. Photo: Erin Jonasson

One in five migrant workers in Australia on 457 visas could be underpaid or employed in jobs they should not be doing, workplace audits show.