The Employment Relations Authority has fined Indian Restaurant chain Masala $10,000 for exploiting migrant workers.

The Masala Mission Bay and Masala Bucklands Beach restaurants, owned by Goldlink Enterprises and CHK Hospitality are both in liquidation.

They failed to pay more than $32,000 to Gagandeep Singh who worked at both restaurants.

The Authority says workers like Mr Singh are vulnerable to exploitation due to the conflict that would necessarily arise for them if they complain that they are not receiving minimum standards.​​

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