A report commissioned by SA Unions, which took two years to compile and surveyed 800 young workers from South Australia, showed that:

• 36% of young workers were pressured to work overtime without pay;

• 43% were pressured to work while sick;

• 42% were forced to work through meal breaks;

• 22% were fired for reasons they felt unfair and 17% were fired or lost shifts after a birthday; and

• 25% were bullied at work.

From Green Left Weekly, October 26, 2005.
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