OUR STORY

The Migrant Justice Institute uses strategic research, advocacy and legal action to achieve fair treatment and justice for migrant workers globally, and in Australia. Our rigorous research uncovers the reality of migrant worker exploitation and the operation of laws and systems in practice. We seek to compel systemic change by governments and business by charting evidence-based pathways to reform, grounded in migrants’ experiences. We closely collaborate with migrant communities, civil society organisations and trade unions to amplify migrants’ voices and support migrant worker empowerment.

The Migrant Justice Institute is led by law professors at UTS and UNSW. Incorporated in late 2021, it has grown out of a 5 year collaboration between the two universities and retains close connections with both institutions.

Our work has shaped practices of governments, businesses and international organisations in Asia, the USA and the Middle East, and has driven Australian government policy reforms on wage theft, access to justice, and pandemic-related support for migrant workers. We founded the Migrant Justice Institute to scale the impact of our work globally and in Australia.

The Migrant Justice Institute has offices in Sydney and Melbourne.