ECCV welcomes the opportunity to provide comment to the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) on Australia’s 2019-20 Migration Program. ECCV would like to provide a brief submission that addresses several issues that are of concern to us, and about which we have published...
ECCV is pleased to provide this submission towards the development of the Victorian Government’s Gender Equality Bill (Bill). ECCV believes that legislation which imposes positive duties on public authorities and other sectors to promote gender equality has much merit...
ECCV is concerned about the lack of culturally appropriate service options in regional Victoria. ECCV consulted with its regional members, health providers, and Access and Support workers in regional Victoria to determine service gaps to culturally diverse seniors....
iEmpower Youth Inc and ECCV have worked together on numerous projects that affect people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds for several years. In this paper, we will reference points made in the 2015 Employment Services Exposure Draft...
The members of the Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria (ECCV) have continuously highlighted the importance in preserving ethno-specific aged care services as they are often the first port of call for culturally diverse seniors. ECCV advocates for innovative...
ECCV has long been concerned about exploitative labour practices, especially amongst migrant workers in Australia. We believe that there are currently many people working in conditions that could reasonably be described as “slavery-like” conditions. For example,...