Book Launch: Hard Labour
Carlton, Woiwurrung Country, 309 Lygon St, Carlton, Victoria, 3053
Join us as journalist Ben Schneiders launches his book Hard Labour.
This is a startling investigation of how some of Australia’s best-known companies have abused their power to systematically underpay their workers in recent years. Hard Labour is an examination of why this has occurred and what it says about inequality and power in twenty-first century Australia. It tells the stories of individual workers, temporary migrants, and those without influence and connections. It also describes how many businesses — whether owned by private equity or wealthy families, or operating through tax havens or on the stock exchange — have structured themselves to avoid paying minimum wages.
This event is free to attend but bookings are essential.
This event is wheelchair accessible.