1.5 metres apart, but in this together.

Scott Morrison, Australia cannot leave migrants behind as we face COVID-19.

The historic JobKeeper scheme is designed to keep people connected to their workplaces and to keep communities going in a time of crisis.

Everyone in our community should be able to access real support during a public health emergency.

We need to expand the JobKeeper scheme to ensure the eligibility of all employees in Australia, regardless of their visa status or how long they’ve been working in their current job.

Australian politicians say they are proud of our multicultural nation. These words must mean something.

We cannot say we are proud of our cultural diversity if we leave people behind in times of peril. Without a safety net, many migrants who contribute to our society will be trapped in Australia and living in poverty. This is wrong. It will also make it harder for Australia to recover from the COVID-19 crisis.

That’s why we are calling on Prime Minister Scott Morrison and the National Cabinet to show leadership and include all migrant workers as part of the JobKeeper scheme.

ENDORSED BY National Retail Association, National Council of Churches in Australia, Migration Council of Australia, FECCA Federation of Ethinic Community Councils of Australia, Unions NSW, ACOSS, ACTU, Victorian Trades Hall Council, Migrant Workers Centre, Committee for Adelaide, Settlement Services International, Queensland Community Alliance, Sydney Alliance, Council of International Students Australia, Catholic Archdiocese Sydney, Brotherhood of St Laurence, ACF - Australian Conservation Foundation, GetUp, QCOSS, Liberty Victoria, Somali Community of Australia, Uniting Church QLD Synod, Uniting Church in Australia Synod of NSW and ACT, The Next Economy, United-WHY (Working Holiday Youth), The Social Studio, Northern Community Legal Centre, Tarwirri, Ethnic Communities Council of Victoria, PINAS - Philippine Studies Network in Australia, Youth Activating Youth, WACOSS, Wesley Mission Queensland, Catholics in Coalition for Justice and Peace, ISEAA - International Student Education Agents Association, TASCOSS, Young Workers Centre, Catholic Mission, Springvale Asian Business Association, African Women Council of Victoria, Hope Co-operative, Queensland Families and Communities Association, Education and Migration Services Australia, Unions ACT, Catholic Archdiocese Adelaide, Catholic Archdiocese of Port Pirie, Islamic Shia Council of Queensland, Queensland Conservation Council, Youth Law, Chinese Community Council of Australia (Vic), Human Rights Law Centre, National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Postgraduate Association, ACTCOSS, Anakbayan Melbourne, Friends of the Earth, Gordon Legal, St Marys In Exile, Action Aid, Australian Institute of Employment Rights, Victorian Immigrant and Refugee Womens Coalition, Most Reverend Vincent Long Van Nguyen - Catholic Bishop of Parramatta, NCOSS, Cambodian Association of Victoria, Islamic Council of Victoria, Visa Assist, Democracy in Colour, Mt Gravatt Community Centre, Advanced League of Peoples Artists, National Refugee-led Advisory and Advocacy Group, NOMIT - The Italian Network of Melbourne, VCOSS, Welcoming Australia, Uniting NSW ACT, Cambodian Australian Federation, Multicultural Centre for Womens Health, Queensland Program of Assistance to Survivors of Torture and Trauma , South Sudanese Community Association of Victoria, Australian Churches Refugee Taskforce, Lebanese Muslim Association, ACRATH Australian Catholic Religous Against Trafficking in Humans, Australian Jewish Democratic Society, Migrante Melbourne, Australian Progress, Jizoan Zen Temple Perth, Multicultural Australia, Sydney Community Forum, NYID, SACOSS, National Union of Students, Queensland African Communities Council, Arab Council of Australia, Australia Latin American Business Council, Unions WA, Refugee Legal, The Sunrise Project, Jobwatch, Fitzroy Legal Service, SA Unions, Fitzroy Lions FC, Centre for Future Work, Uniting Church in Australia Assembly, Springvale Monash Legal Service, Islamic Council of South Australia, Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, Islamic Council of Queensland, 350.org Australia, Federation of Community Legal Centres, Working Womens Centre - SA, Gabriela Australia, Cambodian Australian Network of Students, Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations, Multicultural Youth Affairs Network NSW, QCU Queensland Council of Unions, Westjustice, Maurice Blackburn Lawyers, Presentation Society of Australia and PNG, Tenants Union of NSW, Jesuit Refugee Services, Immigration Advice and Rights Centre, Slater and Gordon, National Association of Visual Arts, Somali Women Development Association, Unions Tas, PLEA