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Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health (MCWH) is a voice for migrant & refugee women’s wellbeing in Australia.

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Enjoying the fruits of bilingual health education in the workplace

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Costa is one of Australia’s oldest fruit and vegetable companies, with their history stretching back to the early 19th century, when Sicilian migrant and winemaker, Francesco Costa, arrived in Australia for work. Subsequent family migration resulted in the establishment of…
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Self-care during the silly season

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It’s that time of year when we wish many of our friends, family and colleagues a safe and happy summer break. Often the safety risks we have in mind are about taking care travelling or not running around the swimming…
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Who cares for our carers?

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Nurse, doctor, teacher, lawyer: professions many of us and, no doubt, our parents would have typically cited as the things ‘to be’ as a grown-up.  But aged care worker? For many immigrant and refugee families, caring for the elderly isn’t something…
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From labour market to supermarket

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We often hear about immigration being good for the labour market. But as with most economic ‘facts’ and arguments, the benefits often obscure the human cost. A recent survey showed that 80% of Australians view immigrants as being good for…
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'Dealing with it myself': A new project to support working carers

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MCWH has been funded by the Commonwealth Department of Social Services for an important new initiative focusing on people from an immigrant or refugee background who are in paid employment at the same time as informally caring for a family…
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Southern Cross Care puts their worker's wellbeing first

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Yesterday MCWH met with Ian Barton, Deputy CEO of Southern Cross Care Vic, which provides Aged Care services across Victoria. We celebrated the start of a wonderful collaborative program to develop women’s health mentors among the Southern Cross Care aged…
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WRAP #16: Turning 35, rethinking pink and 60 seconds with Anna Moo

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MCWH is turning 35! That’s right, we’ve been talking to women about their health and their rights for 35 years. You have to agree, it’s impressive.Like many women, we’ve had our ups and downs, a few makeovers, changed our name…
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Job success and making a living

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Some things are just invisible to most people, no matter how often they see them. Take immigrant and refugee women in the workforce for example. People see immigrant and refugee women every day, working in hospitals, hotels, child care centres,…
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MCWH is proud to acknowledge that the land on which we work and live always was and always will be Aboriginal land. We pay our respects to traditional owners of country and to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, their culture, their connection to country and their ancestors and elders past and present.

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MCWH is a not-for-profit organisation. We are an incorporated organisation, with charity status, and we answer to a Board of Members and a membership of migrant and refugee women.

We are grateful to all the funders and donors who support our work, including the Victorian Government and the Commonwealth Government.

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