Unions angered by proposed changes to skilled migration

The CFMEU’s National Secretary Michael O’Connor.

The CFMEU’s National Secretary Michael O’Connor.

Unions and major industry managers in Australia are at loggerheads over proposed changes to short term working visas. The Department of Immigration has released a proposal paper as part of a major review of skilled migration and temporary activity visa programs. It suggests some requirements, such as local advertising and language requirements, be relaxed for what it calls 'short-term mobility visas.' The proposal has unions in an uproar.



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