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Yabut & Ramirez v Dartbridge Welding Pty Ltd & Ors [2007] QADT 29 (5 December 2007) Case Dismissed, No Case to Answer

The Complaints are dismissed.
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Filipino Workers not Mistreated

The Brisbane Times; December 11, 2007

A Brisbane boss accused of using the Howard Government’s maligned industrial relations reforms to exploit foreign guestworkers has been vindicated, after the case was thrown out of the Queensland Anti-Discrimination Tribunal.
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Firm Cleared of Racial Discrimination

Brisbane Times; December 11, 2007

The Anti-Discrimination Tribunal of Queensland has rejected claims of racial and union discrimination against Dartbridge Welding.

The Queensland engineering firm had been accused of discriminating against Filipino workers.
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Record Set Straight on Union Verification

by Heather Ridout; Chief Executive of the Australian Industry Group

Published in Courier Mail, page 37; October 25, 2006

THERE is much more than meets the eye to the case of a Brisbane welding company accused last week of mistreating its Filipino workers.

The case is a gross misuse of union power.
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Ai Group Helps Member Fight 457 Visa Abuse Claims

Published in Australian Industry Group; Summer 2006/07

When Ai Group Queensland member Dartbridge Engineering was unfairly accused of mistreating its Filipino workers on 457 Visas, Ai Group acted quickly to assist the Brisbane-based welding and pipe and steel fabrication business.
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Firm Cleared of Racial Discrimination

The Sydney Morning Herald; December 11, 2007

The Anti-Discrimination Tribunal of Queensland has rejected claims of racial and union discrimination against Dartbridge Welding.

The Queensland engineering firm had been accused of discriminating against Filipino workers.
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