Put work visa protections in law: Greens

28 May 2012, 6:53 pm   -   Source: AAP
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Australian Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young says the federal government needs to make its new enterprise migration agreements (EMAs) program more accountable.

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Australian Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young says the federal government needs to make its new enterprise migration agreements (EMAs) program more accountable.

Some Labor MPs are concerned the EMAs - the first of which will apply to a major West Australian mining project by magnate Gina Rinehart - will put migrant workers ahead of Australians looking for work.

Senator Hanson-Young said the program needed greater protections. "Where are the protections for these workers' rights?" she told reporters in Canberra on Monday.

"Where are the protections to ensure Australian workers get first dibs on these jobs? "None of that is in legislation or regulation ... that needs to be tightened."

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