10.4225/03/590bfcb4d84be
Sutton, John
John
Sutton
Asia-Pacific labour mobility and the two track labour market
Monash University
2017
monash:64150
Australia
Civil rights
Working conditions
journal article
Migrants and employment
Immigration
1039-4788
Safety
Trade unions
1959.1/481939
Skilled labour
2017-05-05 04:16:51
Journal contribution
https://bridges.monash.edu/articles/journal_contribution/Asia-Pacific_labour_mobility_and_the_two_track_labour_market/4976003
John Sutton is National Secretary of the Construction Forestry Mining Energy Union (CFMEU). The following opinion piece is a revised version of his address to the Catalyst Seminar held in Sydney, 6 May 2008, by Catalyst Australia, a new labour movement think-tank. Here he presents evidence showing that the current (allegedly skilled) temporary migration scheme under the 457 visa is often abused and voices serous concerns about extending temporary labour migration to workers openly acknowledged to be low skilled. His address was delivered before the Rudd Government announced its record increase in the permanent migration program and before it floated the idea of importing unskilled guest workers from the Asia/Pacific region.
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