The National Launch "215 Million Reasons Why"

The National Campaign Launch for the "215 Million Reasons Why ... The Rights of Migrant Workers and their Families" was held on Sunday 17th June in Bankstown, New South Wales.


The wonderful teams from Asian Women at Work along with Immigrants Women's Speakout hosted a fabulous event.


Some of the stories shared on the postcards were: 

"Being a migrant that came to Australia as a young child, I had to watch my parents be out of the workforce for a long time. When my Dad did finally get a job, he was treated unfairly, people laughed at him because of his poor language skills - it was terrible" Mustafa


" We need to remove the perception that it is ok to pay Migrant Workers less for the same job"  Malcolm


"As a worker in the refugee area for women and children escaping domestic violence, we support many women with no incomes and no other support" Anon


"Its not appropriate to run an economy based on exploitation and slavery" Mel


"Its vital that we continue to build a better future for all of us in this wonderful country and continue to protect individual rights of people from all ethnic backgrounds"  Sally


There was also some great coverage of the Campaign Launch of "215 Million Reasons Why ... The Rights of Migrant Workers and their Families" in the Local The Express.  You can click on the link below to read the story:

http://express.whereilive.com.au/news/story/plea-for-pm-to-sign-up/

Next stop for the campaign is Canberra in August!  So stay tuned to find out more


The next State Launch will be held in Victoria in July!!

We thank everyone involved for their support, hard work and passion in taking a stand to make a difference.

The NIRWA Team