The Kamikaze of industry (TEFC)

Episode of Series “Focus”.
A study of Workers’ Compensation. Some migrant workers have been described as the ‘kamikaze of industry’. They have also been accused of being compo-cheats. Is the label justified?

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Credits

producer

Leonard Lee

production company

Australia. Special Broadcasting Service

Duration

00:25:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1983

Appears in

Group of items

Focus

Explore

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

016637

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Workers' compensation

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia - Social conditions

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ethnic attitudes

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Workers' compensation

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1983

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