I welcome the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Chris Evans appointment of IR Commissioner Barbara Deegan to examine the integrity of the temporary skilled migration (457 class visa) program, said today. The Canberra community has witnessed several incidences under the former Howard Government where migrant workers have been poorly and unfairly treated, in particular [...]
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457 visa program mismanagement fails everyone
457 visa program mismanagement fails everyone: local workers, skilled migrants and industry. The Minister for Immigration has announced that 510 Skilled Migrants came into the ACT in 2005-2006. The construction industry saw the biggest percentage increase in the use of 457 temporary skilled migration visas with a 263% increase! Despite the Minister’s claims of how [...]
