13/06/2026
13 Juñu 2026
JUSTISA NO DIGNIDADE BA TRABALLADÓR TIMOR OAN
Ohin Embaixadora Inês Almeida simu telefonema ida husi Mateus, traballadór timoroan ida ne’ebé ami fó apoiu ba nia kazu 'workers' compensation'.
Iha tinan 2024, durante nia servisu iha matadouru ida iha Austrália, nia hetan asidente grave ida ne’ebé halo nia lakon liman-fuan ki’ik ida. Nia hatama pedidu ba workers' compensation, maibé iha tempu ne’ebá nia la simu avaliasaun ba hanesan 'Permanent Physical Impairment (PPI', no WorkSafe Qld taka tiha kazu.
Molok Embaixadora Inês simu informassun, halo kedas intervensaun. Liuhusi Governo Australia (DEWR), WorkSafe Qld loke fila-fali Mateus nian kazu, no halo avaliasaun foun. Ohin loron rezultadu, nia simu ona kompensasaun ne’ebé tuir nia direitu tuir lei.
Durante ami nia konversa, nia hato’o nia agradesimentu ba Embaixada, no Sr Jiaquim Santos, Adido Traballu, no CLO ba sira nia apoiu durante prosesu tomak.
Nia hato'o, bainhira nia simu osan kompensasaun, nia tanis. Nia dehan katak, durante tempu naruk nia preokupa katak ema balu bele hanoin nia halo asidente ne’e ho intensaun atu hetan kompensasaun.
Embaixadora Inês hatán ba nia katak asidente servisu bele akontese ba ema hotu. La iha traballadór ida ne’ebé hakarak lakon liman-fuan, liman, ain ka parte ruma husi nia isin. Workers' compensation eziste atu ajuda ema sira ne’ebé sofre kanek durante sira nia servisu.
Embaixadora Inês mos agradese ba nia tanba fo'o fiar Embaixada atu lao hamutuk ho nia durante dalan ida-ne’e.
Rezultadu ida-ne’e la’ós deit kona-ba kompensasaun. Ida-ne’e kona-ba justisa, dignidade no garantia katak traballadór timoroan sira simu protesaun no benefísiu ne’ebé tuir sira nia direitu tuir lei.
Traballadór ida-idak tenke hatene katak bainhira problema akontese, sira la presiza hasoru mesak.
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Justice and dignity to a Timorese worker
Ambassador Inês Almeida received a phone call from Mateus, a Timorese worker whose workers' compensation case we have been supporting.
In 2024, while working on the kill floor of a meat processing company in Australia, he suffered a serious workplace accident and lost his little finger. He lodged a workers' compensation claim, but was not initially assessed for Permanent Physical Impairment (PPI). The case was closed.
Following the intervention of the Timor-Leste Embassy in 2025, through DEWR, the WorkSafe Qld, reopened and reassessed Mateus' case. As a result, he has now received the compensation he was entitled to under the law.
During the conversation, he expressed his gratitude to the Ambassador, Embassy staff, Joaquim Santos, the Labour Attaché and the Community Liaison Officer (CLO) for their support throughout the process.
Mateus said when he received the compensation payment, he cried.
When Ambassador asked him why, he said that for a long time he had worried that people might think he had deliberately caused the injury in order to receive compensation.
The Ambassador reassured him that workplace accidents happen. No worker chooses to lose a finger, a hand, or any part of their body. Workers' compensation exists to support people who suffer genuine injuries while carrying out their work.
The Ambassador also thanked him for trusting the Embassy to walk alongside him throughout this journey.
This outcome is about more than compensation.
It is about fairness, dignity and ensuring that Timorese workers receive the protections and entitlements available to them under the law.
Every worker deserves to know that when things go wrong, they do not have to face the challenge alone.
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