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Books

Farbenblum B, 2014, Migrant Workers’ Access to Justice at Home: Nepal, Open Society Foundations, http://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/publications/migrant-workers-access-justice-home-nepal

Farbenblum B; Taylor-Nicholson E; Paoletti S, 2013, Migrant Workers' Access to Justice at Home: Indonesia, Open Society Foundations, http://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/publications/migrant-workers-access-justice-home-indonesia

Book Chapters

Kintominas A; Berg L; Farbenblum B, 2021, 'Technology for engaging and empowering migrant workers', in McAuliffe M (ed.), Research Handbook on International Migration and Digital Technology, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, UK / USA, pp. 236 - 250, http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781839100611.00028

Edited Books

McAuliffe M, (ed.), 2021, Research Handbook on International Migration and Digital Technology, http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781839100611.00028

Journal articles

Berg L; Farbenblum B, 2023, '‘Inanimate Objects’: Human consequences of Australia’s commodified approach to migrant workers during COVID-19', Anti-Trafficking Review, 2023, pp. 17 - 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.14197/atr.201223212

Reilly A; Howe J; Berg L; Farbenblum B, 2021, ''Understanding International Students' Professed Satisfaction with Underpaid Work in Australia'', Monash University Law Review, 46, pp. 50 - 78

Berg L; Farbenblum B; Kintominas A, 2020, 'Addressing Exploitation in Supply Chains: Is technology a game changer for worker voice?', The Anti-Trafficking Review, pp. 47 - 66, http://dx.doi.org/10.14197/atr.201220144

Farbenblum B; Berg L, 2020, '“We might not be citizens but we are still people”: Australia’s disregard for the human rights of international students during COVID-19', Australian Journal of Human Rights, 26, pp. 486 - 506, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1323238X.2021.1901645

Farbenblum B; Berg L, 2018, 'Remedies for Migrant Worker Exploitation in Australia: Lessons from the 7-Eleven Wage Repayment Program', Melbourne University Law Review, 41, pp. 1035 - 1084, https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3140091

Howe J; Berg L; Farbenblum B, 2018, 'Unfair Dismissal Law and Temporary Migrant Labour in Australia', Federal Law Review, 46, pp. 19 - 48, http://dx.doi.org/10.22145/flr.46.1.2

Howe J; Berg L; Farbenblum B, 2018, 'Unfair Dismissal Law and Temporary Migrant Labour in Australia', Federal Law Review, 46, pp. 19 - 48, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0067205x1804600102

Farbenblum B; Berg L, 2017, 'Migrant Workers' Access to Remedy for Exploitation in Australia: The Role of the National Fair Work Ombudsman', Australian Journal of Human Rights, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1323238X.2017.1392478

Nolan J; farbenblum B, 2017, 'The Business of Migrant Worker Recruitment: Who has the Responsibility and Leverage to Protect Rights?', Texas International Law Journal, 52, pp. 1 - 44

FARBENBLUM B, 2016, 'Governance of Migrant Worker Recruitment: A Rights-Based Framework for Countries of Origin', Asian Journal of International Law, pp. 1 - 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S2044251316000011

Farbenblum B, 2011, 'Executive Deference in U.S. Refugee Law: Internationalist Paths through and beyond Chevron', Duke Law Journal, 60, pp. 1059 - 1122, http://heinonline.org.wwwproxy0.library.unsw.edu.au/HOL/Page?handle=hein.journals/duklr60&id=1069&collection=journals&index=journals/duklr

Bettinger-Lόpez C; Farbenblum B, 2010, 'The Human Rights of Non-citizens. By David Weissbrodt. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, 2008. Pp. xxiii, 257. Index. $130, £63.00.', American Journal of International Law, 104, pp. 714 - 718, http://dx.doi.org/10.5305/amerjintelaw.104.4.0714

Allen SA; Rich JD; Bux RC; Farbenblum B; Berns M; Rubenstein L, 2006, 'Deaths of detainees in the custody of US forces in Iraq and Afghanistan from 2002 to 2005', MedGenMed Medscape General Medicine, 8

Conference Presentations

Farbenblum B, 2018, 'The National Temporary Migrant Work Survey: Findings and barriers to addressing underpayment', presented at Research Workshop: Migrant workers in the farm sectors of the United States and Australia, Sydney University, 15 November 2018 - 15 November 2018

Farbenblum B, 2018, 'Exploitation of International Students: A Role for the International Education Sector', presented at Australian International Education Conference, Sydney, 12 October 2018 - 12 October 2018

Farbenblum B, 2018, 'Exploitation of International Students in Accommodation and at Work: A Call to Action', presented at Symposium on Leading Education Recruitment, Brisbane, 17 September 2018 - 17 September 2018

Farbenblum B; Berg L, 2016, 'Remedying migrant worker exploitation in Australia', presented at Symposium on Transnational People-Movement and Social Rights, Sydney University, 13 December 2016 - 14 December 2016

Farbenblum B, 2016, 'Strategies, Approaches and Stakeholders', presented at Regional Dialogue on Women Migrant Workers, Bangkok, 07 December 2016 - 09 December 2016

Farbenblum B; Berg L, 2016, 'Remedying migrant worker exploitation in Australia – Lessons from the 7-Eleven Wage Panel', presented at 'International and Comparative Perspectives on Australian Labour Migration’ Workshop, Melbourne, 21 July 2016 - 22 July 2016

Farbenblum B, 2015, 'Strengthening Indonesian migrant workers’ access to justice', presented at Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Directorate of the Protection of Indonesian Citizens and Legal Entities Overseas – Annual National Coordination Meeting, Jakarta, 21 October 2015 - 21 October 2015

Farbenblum B, 2015, 'Addressing Policy Gaps in International Labor Recruitment Regulation', presented at Solidarity Centre Conference on Worker Rights & Shared Prosperity, Bogor, Indonesia, -

Farbenblum B, 2015, 'Beyond Pre-departure – Pursuing Access to Justice', presented at Solidarity Centre Conference on Worker Rights & Shared Prosperity, Bogor, Indonesia, -

Farbenblum B, 2014, 'Q&A with leading experts on approaches to the regulation of recruitment and labour and criminal justice responses', presented at International Labour Organization and UN Office on Drugs and Crime Workshop - Regulating Recruitment: Labour and Criminal Justice Responses in Preventing Trafficking in Persons and Migrant Exploitation, Bangkok, 18 November 2014 - 19 November 2014

Farbenblum B, 2014, 'Rights-Based Governance of Labour Migration: The View from Countries of Origin', presented at UNESCO Symposium on Human Mobility, Diversity and Justice, Deakin University, Melbourne, 10 November 2014 - 10 November 2014

Farbenblum B, 2014, 'Roundtable Discussion - Labour Migration', presented at Development and the Private Sector, Canberra, 23 October 2014 - 23 October 2014

Farbenblum B, 2014, 'Accountability in Recruitment and Migrant Workers’ Access to Remedies: Looking through the Lens of Recruitment Contracts', presented at Ingram Workshop on Migrant Recruitment in the Asia Pacific Region, UNSW, Sydney, 22 October 2014 - 22 October 2014

Farbenblum B, 2014, 'Opening address', presented at Ingram Symposium on Governance of Labour Migration in the Asia Pacific Region, UNSW, Sydney, 21 October 2014 - 21 October 2014

Farbenblum B, 2014, 'Migrant workers’ access to justice in South and South East Asia', presented at Workshop on Forced Migration and Human Rights Protection in the Asia Pacific Region: Mobilising Opportunities, Melbourne, 08 August 2014 - 08 August 2014

Farbenblum B, 2014, 'Migrant Workers' Access to Justice in Indonesia: Proposals for Reform', presented at Empowering Indonesian Women for Poverty Reduction, Jakarta, -

Farbenblum B, 2014, 'UNSW Human Rights Clinic: Teaching Reflective Human Rights Lawyering', presented at Australian Human Rights Teachers Workshop, Melbourne, -

Farbenblum B, 2012, 'Invited Oral Evidence to Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs' Inquiry into Detention of Indonesian Minors in Australia, on international human rights law implications of the Bill', presented at Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs' Inquiry into Detention of Indonesian Minors in Australia, 24 August 2012 - 24 August 2012

Farbenblum B, 2011, 'Invited Oral Evidence to Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs' Inquiry into the Deterring People Smuggling Bill 2011, on international law implications of the Bill', presented at Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs' Inquiry into the Deterring People Smuggling Bill 2011, 11 November 2011 - 11 November 2011

Farbenblum B, 2011, '‘Australian Interception of Asylum Seekers in Asia: Opportunities and Obstacles for Public Interest Lawyers Looking Beyond Australia’s Border', presented at Public Interest Law – Opportunities and Obstacles conference, Melbourne Law School, 27 September 2011 - 27 September 2011

Farbenblum B, 2011, '‘International Dimensions in Clinical Legal Education: Opportunities and Challenges for Australian Clinics', presented at Australian national conference on clinical and experiential learning, UNSW, Sydney, 07 September 2011 - 07 September 2011

Farbenblum B, 2011, 'Invited Oral Evidence to Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs' Inquiry into the Crimes Amendment (Fairness for Minors) Bill 2011, on international law implications of the Bill', presented at Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs' Inquiry into the Crimes Amendment (Fairness for Minors) Bill 2011, 16 March 2011 - 16 March 2011

Reports

Farbenblum B; Berg L, 2021, Migrant Workers' Access to Justice for Wage Theft: A Global Study of Promising Initiatives, Migrant Justice Institute, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/2f4b-a127, https://mwji.squarespace.com/s/Farbenblum-Berg-2021-MWA2J-with-hyperlinks.pdf

Berg L; Farbenblum B; Huang Y; Lee D; Saleh S; Sharma A; Kintominas A, 2020, "As If We Weren't Humans": The abandonment of temporary migrants in Australia during COVID-19, Migrant Worker Justice Initiative, https://static1.squarespace.com/static/593f6d9fe4fcb5c458624206/t/5f6056e68758b84c79540c5c/1600149242800/As+if+we+weren%E2%80%99t+humans+Report.pdf

Farbenblum B; Berg L, 2020, International Students and Wage Theft in Australia, Migrant Worker Justice Initiative, Sydney, Australia, http://www.mwji.org/iswagetheft

Berg L; Farbenblum B, 2019, Living Precariously: Understanding International Students’ Housing Experiences in Australia, http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/rg.2.2.17580.00645, https://www.mwji.org/s/Living-Precariously_2019.pdf

Farbenblum B; Berg L; Kintominas A, 2018, Transformative Technology for Migrant Workers: Opportunities, Challenges and Risks, Open Society Foundations, New York, http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/rg.2.2.33044.55688, https://www.mwji.org/s/Transformativetech_report-103118.pdf

Farbenblum B; Laurie B, 2018, Wage Theft in Silence: Why Temporary Migrant Workers Do Not Recover Their Unpaid Wages in Australia, http://www.mwji.org/survey

Farbenblum B; Berg L, 2017, Wage Theft in Australia: Findings of the National Temporary Migrant Work Survey, http://dx.doi.org/10.4225/53/5ab19f1e85d8c, http://www.mwji.org/survey

Farbenblum B; Berg L, 2017, International Students and the Fair Work Ombudsman, Commonwealth Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman, https://www.fairwork.gov.au/ArticleDocuments/1160/International-students-and-the-fair-work-ombudsman-report.pdf.aspx?Embed=Y

Farbenblum B; Taylor-Nicholson E; Paoletti S; Sijapati B, 2014, Policy Brief: A Risky Business Accountability of Manpower Agencies in Nepal

Farbenblum B; Taylor-Nicholson E; Paoletti S, 2013, Creating a Stronger Migrant Labour Framework for the Next Decade: A Policy Brief for the Indonesian Parliament

Farbenblum B; Taylor-Nicholson E; Paoletti S, 2013, Improvement and Expansion of Migrant Worker Mediation Services: A Policy Brief for the Indonesian National Agency for the Placement and Protection of Migrant Workers


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