11 Jul 2024
Agent uses details of migrant worker to obtain thousands in asylum seekers' benefit
The Ministry of Social Development has launched an investigation after a migrant worker reported an agent used their personal details to fraudulently obtain thousands of dollars in an asylum seekers' benefit. Chinese construction worker Xueshui Chi claimed that over the past year, he was misled by the man to provide his passport, personal documents and attend meetings under the impression he was being assisted to find work, Lucy Xia reports.