‘We are not in a safe place’: women reveal being abused while producing the food Australians eat

I just worked two weeks in a farm in New South Wales and one of my friends stayed with my kids at home. With rent, sometimes I pay on time. Sometimes I call the landlord and say I will pay in two weeks. I really need my work rights or a different visa that will allow me to study. No work rights – it’s hard. Grace* came to Australia to work on a berry farm. She planned to send her earnings back home but once she arrived at the farm, she realised she would only earn $100 per week and would live…