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DEPT OF HOME AFFAIRS: Foreign worker exploitation exposed in latest ABF operations

ABF Field Operations officers in Victoria, New South Wales & Queensland continue to see results through Operation Battenrun

In one particularly concerning case, a 16-year-old boy, found living on a mattress in a garage, was located as a result of four search warrants executed under s251 of the Migration Act 1958 on residences in the regional Victorian town of Robinvale last Wednesday (13 February 2018).

He was among five people found to be sleeping on mattresses in the garage of a residential property which had up to 12 more people living inside the house.

ABF Commander of Field Operations, James Copeman, said the exploitation of foreign workers was never acceptable, but this case involving the 16-year-old was particularly disturbing and the ABF had taken every step to ensure his safety.

Source: Foreign-worker-exploitation.pdf

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