There were
impacting articles in two local papers last week about the great demand on
UnitingCare Werribee Support & Housing and the shortages they are
experiencing in food vouchers and emergency relief items, due largely to an
influx of asylum seekers now stripped by the government of the right to work.
Hundreds of asylum seekers have become our neighbours since last August, having
been moved into transitional housing in the Tarneit area. However, without the
right to work, these people are becoming destitute. If interested you can read
the Wyndham Weekly article here www.wyndhamweekly.com.au/story/1404172/asylum-surge-stretches-services/?cs=1553.
This all causes me to ponder upon the wider church’s and general community’s
responsibilities in this area. Although there will be various views on this,
those who wish to join the Right to Work campaign on behalf of these refugees
can do so at www.righttowork.com.au.
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