Meng Liu

Meng is a feminist and unionist activist who is dedicated to advocate for migrant workers' economic justice.  Meng is currently the Member Rights Officer for the United Workers Union.

Meng came to Australia from Mainland China as an international student in 2018. The lived experience of being a victim of wage theft and sham contracting in hospitality & gig economy before and during the pandemic and witnessing the rampant exploitative working condition in the CALD community has made her realised the importance of unionisation of vulnerable workers. Since then, she has developed an interest in Industrial Relations, became an active union member and proactively supporting community members to take industrial actions against exploitative employers while campaigning for systemic changes, such as the criminalisation of wage theft in SA.  

Meng is currently working at the Working Women's Centre SA as the Junior Advocacy Officer and volunteering at SA Labour Info Hub in community education and organising.  

Meng strongly believes in the power of personal narrative and community organising. Outside of work, Meng is also passionate about advocating for people who share other similar life experiences. She had lots of first-hand stories to tell: working in residential aged care during the shortage of staff and COVID panic, proudly living as an autistic adult, the traumatic but resilient story of the journey of skilled immigration, etc. Meng is very open to have a chat about potential media opportunities and is keen to make connections with people with similar mindsets.