"' University Council member Tammi Jonas "'resigned from the UoM Council on Monday 7 Dec 2009 " in protest against the University s exploitation of its casual labour force, which is largely made up of postgraduate students . " This issue links with the SUPRA statement noted above, which directs blame at finances underpinning the Melbourne Model.
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Travellers continue to engage in informal and self-employed labour, particularly metal recycling and car scrapping, as this type of employment supports " an independent and nomadic way of life . " During the 1980s Travellers increasingly gravitated toward casual labour that allowed for greater autonomy than formal labour, motivated in part by the racist conditions of formal labour markets in Ireland.
