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The Victorian Trades Hall Council initiated the Safe Staff, Safe Venues campaign to empower hospitality workers by educating them about their rights regarding fair wages, employee treatment, and sexual assault prevention. This initiative focuses on vulnerable groups like women, gender-diverse individuals, migrants, and international students who form a significant part of the industry workforce. The campaign includes community building efforts such as workshops conducted in partnership with The Couch International Student Centre, which help workers learn to recognize and address unacceptable workplace behaviors through role-playing scenarios.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-12,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
The Victorian Trades Hall Council launched the Safe Staff, Safe Venues campaign to empower at-risk groups like women, gender-diverse individuals, migrants, and international students in the hospitality industry. These groups often face challenges such as fair wage disputes and workplace harassment. The initiative aims to educate workers about their rights through community-building efforts and outreach programs. Matt Kunkel, CEO of the Migrant Workers Centre, highlighted that learning alongside peers fosters a supportive network where individuals no longer feel isolated. Additionally, the campaign successfully ended three-year-long battles against workplace NDAs that previously silenced employees, ensuring a safer work environment for all.
Written for “Workplace Safety Initiatives” on 2026-10-12,
grounded in this article and the 0 other(s) covering the same event.
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The initiative takes a three-pronged approach to help hospitality workers understand their rights: education, outreach and community building.
left advocates for collective provision of worker empowerment
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They’re also keeping venues accountable, recently winning a three-year battle to end workplace NDAs that silence employees.
left supports regulation and enforcement against employer practices that harm workers
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In particular, they’re focusing on at-risk groups such as women and gender diverse people, as well as migrants and international students, who make up a significant portion of the hospitality industry.
left emphasizes structural discrimination against marginalized groups in the workplace
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By acting out workplace scenarios, participants learn what constitutes acceptable employer behaviour, and the format promotes solidarity with other participants.
left encourages collective action among workers to address unfair treatment
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You might know when a person’s behaviour at work isn’t right.
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behaviour → know → work
That takes reserves of courage fuelled by a sense of empowerment.
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That → take → empowerment
And that only comes when people feel part of a supportive community.
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people → come → community
That’s what inspired the Victorian Trades Hall Council to launch the Safe Staff, Safe Venues campaign.
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The initiative takes a three-pronged approach to help hospitality workers understand their rights: education, outreach and community building.
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workers → take → rights
The aim is to equip employees with the knowledge and language to speak up on issues such as fair wages, employee rights and sexual assault.
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aim → equip → wages
In particular, they’re focusing on at-risk groups such as women and gender diverse people, as well as migrants and international students, who make up a significant portion of the hospitality industry.
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They’re also keeping venues accountable, recently winning a three-year battle to end workplace NDAs that silence employees.
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Matt Kunkel, CEO of the Migrant Workers Centre, says learning your rights alongside other workers creates a community of people that no longer feel alone.
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that → say → people
“That can’t be overstated.
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They get together and share their stories and find common solutions,” he says.
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Safe Staff, Safe Venues also works with The Couch International Student Centre to run workshops for around 40 people at a time.
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By acting out workplace scenarios, participants learn what constitutes acceptable employer behaviour, and the format promotes solidarity with other participants.
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format → act → participants
As The Couch program coordinator Elle Phan says, “Knowledge is power”.
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