This dissertation examines a number of aspects of the Vietnamese-Australian community
and traces their progress from the mid-1970s when the bulk of these migrants were
refugees. The rates of unemployment over the past two decades for this group are the
focus of much research and the results of this research are discussed at length. Similarly,
the types of employment that these people entered are studied in depth by eminent
researchers, and these results are also discussed.
The main focus of this study, however, concerns the working conditions of members of
the Vietnamese-Australian community who are not very proficient in the English
language. A number of these people were interviewed for this project and produced some
very important data. The interviewees talked of their working conditions, which included
their rates of pay, and the entitlements that they should legally receive, but do not. There
are a perceived number of reasons for the plight of these workers, and the people who
endure such pay and conditions discuss these reasons.