MEDIA ALERT | Press conference on migrant worker exploitation
Unions NSW and Immigration Minister Andrew Giles will hold a press conference on Wednesday, August 2 about migrant worker exploitation.
WHO: NSW Secretary Mark Morey, Immigration Minister Andrew Giles, activists and workers
WHEN: 11am Wednesday, August 2
WHERE: Australian Parliament House, Mural Hall
Georgie Moore 0477 779 928
Nick Lucchinelli 0422 229 032
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