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Employment in the era of exploitation

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Employment in the era of exploitation

The idea of work takes on a whole new dimension when there’s no promise of payment.

About two thirds of Australia’s workforce are regularly expected to do unpaid overtime. And the value of that to employers, according to the Australia Institute, is around $128 billion a year.

Then there’s the growth in unpaid ‘internships’ and 'freelance projects'.

Exploiting employees has always been an issue, but in a world of growing inequality, employers are now doing it on an industrial scale – and those in the creative sector are among the most disadvantaged.

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