"Australia's anti-slavery commissioner asks Tony Burke for visa reform after inquest into Jerwin Royupa's death."
The "21-year-old from the Philippines, was granted this visa to undertake work at a winery in New South Wales in 2019. In January a coroner found Jerwin was exposed to "potentially criminal" conduct and was "exploited" by his sponsor. "
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