Business blitz to educate on wage theft in Canberra

Volunteers will target Canberra businesses this week as they teach young workers about wage theft.

The UnionsACT trained "Summer Patrol" will visit businesses near the city centre and around the ANU, where they will hand out information packs explaining workers' rights under Australian law.

UnionsACT's latest figures show more than 1 in 2 young workers in Canberra have had their wages stolen.

The action comes following new revelations of underpayments by companies including Wesfarmers and Coles.