Is this where we are as a nation?
Based on one's nationality, you will be remunerated less than an Australian in the same role. Consider this: two cabin crew sign off from the same JQ flight and head out for a meal. One is Australian, one is Thai. Both work for the same operator. Only difference - the Thai national will be given a lesser meal allowance. DISCRIMINATION? You bet! Meanwhile, Andrew Forest et al work hard to establish anti-slavery and exploitation protocols in supply chains and what do we have on our own soil? Granted, its not the most extreme example of such, but good luck fighting the good fight when you can't even tackle & beat this as an example.
How can it be that Australia stands for labour hire arrangements which simply put an arm's length barrier between operator and staff? Is this not what happens to exploited foreign workers in the ag. industry? Dodgy labour hire companies with no fear of consequence supplying workers to primary producers on a don't ask/ don't tell basis?
Kudos to the techie who called out the domestic/ international ('tag') sector issue and also to the Thai FA for going public. First world privilege comes all too often from third world pain! I choose not to fly this operator.