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Andrew Brown

New workplace laws are 'life and death legislation'

Proposed laws aim to criminalise wage theft and bolster protection for gig workers. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Employers have spent tens of millions of dollars on a campaign against laws unions say will save the lives of exploited gig economy workers.

The parliamentary committee examining the government's proposed workplace changes has been told they should be implemented without delay to avoid unnecessary deaths.

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