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The Injured Workers Support Network is here to do just that, support injured workers.

That means not only talking with injured workers and helping them navigate WorkCover’s systems but advocating for the systems around injured workers to change and benefit injured workers.

Sometimes that can mean getting in the face of an insurance company that won’t pay what they owe to an injured worker. Other times the systems surrounding injured workers themselves need change - and we’re the ones to bring it.


Help Injured Workers be treated fairly by medical experts.

Help Injured Workers be treated fairly by medical experts.

As part of WorkCover's system to determine which injured workers should be receiving benefits and which shouldn’t, IMEs, or Independent Medical Experts, are involved are help WorkCover determine who should receive benefits and who shouldn’t. The thing is, not all IMEs are great. Unfortunately, injured workers have all sorts of issues with IMEs not taking cases seriously,...
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Injured workers deserve rights and dignity

Injured workers deserve rights and dignity

The Injured Workers Support Network (IWSN) is a network of injured workers who support each other. We also campaign for our fundamental rights as injured workers. We’re fighting to create a Victorian workers’ compensation system that treats injured workers with dignity and respect. Injured workers deserve: A fair and transparent workers compensation system Injured workers being placed...
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Code of Injured Workers Rights

Code of Injured Workers Rights

Congratulations on all your work to fight for the rights of injured workers across Victoria.For years we’ve been telling the government that injured workers have rights and because of our collective action, we’re finally starting to get some momentum. Now, we start the next step.The Victorian Government is committed to creating a charter of injured workers’ rights...
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