Young Workers Centre

We combine community organising, a legal service & research to win for young workers. Authorised by F Sowerbutts, 54 Victoria St Carlton 3053.

[Young Workers Centre @YWCVictoria]

Your personal experience of youth wages can help us win fair wages at all ages. https://t.co/NkII8LE0rY

[Young Workers Centre @YWCVictoria]

Two former Monkey Bean Café workers, are still waiting for pay they were denied in 2022.

We took up their fight and won!

But months later, the café still hasn’t paid a cent and repeated attempts to contact the owner have gone unanswered.
https://t.co/4vIa6JrFXv

[Victorian Trades Hall Council @VicUnions]

Wage theft is far too common and it’s happening quietly around us every single day.

And guess who gets hit first?  Young workers.

Celeste and Connor know this all too well.
https://t.co/dIU4241tbX

[Young Workers Centre @YWCVictoria]

For more on this story (or others!) contact our media Edwina Byrne 0409 017 140

[Young Workers Centre @YWCVictoria]

After a long fight for justice, Monkey Bean Cafe has been ordered to pay two Young Workers Centre clients almost $100K in stolen wages and penalties.

https://t.co/4vIa6JrFXv

[Young Workers Centre @YWCVictoria]

We are snowed under with cases like this, with young workers standing up and refusing to be taken advantage of.

Dodgy bosses beware!

[Young Workers Centre @YWCVictoria]

https://t.co/lb1kXrPgwS Young workers at Padre are unionised and need your support to win better conditions! Sign and share!

[Victorian Trades Hall Council @VicUnions]

We call for an end to the occupation of Palestine and a just and sustainable peace, including the removal of illegal settlements, the withdrawal of Israel from all Palestinian lands along with the dismantling of the separation wall. https://t.co/u2pknUOKRT

[Amanda Threlfall @AmandaThrelfall]

Today we welcomed @SonyaKilkenny to Victorian Trades Hall to meet with @YWCVictoria , an accredited community legal centre which provides advice and representation to workers under the age of 30. We discussed issues facing young workers including wage theft @VicUnions #springst

[Young Workers Centre @YWCVictoria]

Just how low are junior wages?? We took to the streets to chat to people about junior wages! Sign the petition here: https://t.co/6Wnrksfn6O

[Young Workers Centre @YWCVictoria]

👷✊Another win for young workers!!✊👷
YWC joined @GayleTierney to announce the Victorian government’s submission to the Fair Work Commission’s Annual Wage Review, which rioritises increasing apprentice wages!!
This is one step closer to ending to junior wages for apprentices!!

[Young Workers Centre @YWCVictoria]

too many people are forced to leave their apprenticeship or traineeship due to low wages 😠 let's get on and end junior apprentice wages already!! sign the petition HERE: https://t.co/6Wnrksfn6O

[Young Workers Centre @YWCVictoria]

🚨NOW is the time to check your enrollment!!🚨this federal election, gen Z and millennials make up almost 50% of voters, so our vote matters!! whoever wins the next election will make critical decisions about our future. enroll/check your enrollment now! #YouthEnrol

[Young Workers Centre @YWCVictoria]

young workers turned out for International Working Women's day rally yesterday!!! we don't need IWWD cupcakes, we need dignified conditions and fair pay!! ✊ #IWWD2025
@VicUnions_Women

[Young Workers Centre @YWCVictoria]

Join your union, volunteer or sign our Fair Wages for all Ages petition: https://t.co/DOVeVX90GX

[Young Workers Centre @YWCVictoria]

💥Young workers are leading the charge in union membership!!💥 We know that the best way to improve our workplaces is by coming together, whether it's fighting for better wages and conditions in our own workplaces or for fair wages for all ages across Australia!!!

[Australian Unions @unionsaustralia]

Media release: Young workers powering growth in union membership

[Young Workers Centre @YWCVictoria]

✨queer activists and allies had a great time last night making posters and playing bingo✨ big thanks to @FrockHudson for coming along and giving us excellent poster feedback 🌈🌈🌈

if you would like to join this crew on sunday rsvp at https://t.co/IqFieWxJD1

[Felicity Sowerbutts @FelicityLS]

The Albanese Labor Gment has announced steps to ensure apprentices are safe at work & treated with respect. Congrats to apprentices who have come together in powerful ways to speak up, share stories in the media & organised community support to demand the dignity they deserve.

[Claire Boland @ClaireLBoland]

Apprentices are some of the most exploited & bullied people in the workforce. Young workers in their unions & with @YWCVictoria have campaigned for years to improve the industry. They should be so proud of this win!

[Young Workers Centre @YWCVictoria]

all apprentices deserve to be safe and happy at work ✊✊✊✊

[Victorian Trades Hall Council @VicUnions]

Assistant Secretary Amanda Threlfall joined with Minister Andrew Giles to discuss government plans to stamp out bullying of apprentices and keep them safe on the job.