Australia abolishes visa programme popular with Indians

[chicchara]

MELBOURNE: Australia today abolished a visa programme used by over 95,000 temporary foreign workers, majority of them Indians, to tackle the growing unemployment in the country+ .

The programme known as 457 visa allows business to employ foreign workers for a period up to four years in skilled jobs where there is a shortage of Australian workers.

"We are an immigration nation, but the fact remains: Australian workers must have priority for Australian jobs, so we are abolishing the 457 visa, the visa that brings temporary foreign workers into our country," said Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.

The majority of the visa holders were from India followed by the UK and China.

"We will no longer allow 457 visa to be passports to jobs that could and should go to Australians," he said.

He said Australia will adopt a new 'Australians first' approach to skilled migration+.

As of September 30, there were 95,757 workers in Australia on primary 457 visa programme, ABC reported.

The programme will be replaced by another visa programme, with new restrictions.


"It is important businesses still get access to the skills they need to grow and invest, so the 457 visa will be replaced by a new temporary visa, specifically designed to recruit the best and brightest in the national interest," Turnbull said.
Turnbull said the new programme will ensure that foreign workers are brought into Australia in order to fill critical skill gaps and not brought in because an employer finds it easier to recruit a foreign worker than go to the trouble of hiring an Australian.


Turnbull's announcement comes days after he visited India where a range of issues, including national security, counter terrorism, education and energy, were discussed and six agreements were signed.

[ronitreddy]

Mmmmm

[Kontekurradu]

1 minute ago, ronitreddy said:

Mmmmm

u rich kid move to Aussies rey 

[tennisluvr]

ayipoyindi ippudu Australia vaadu kooda left leg tho thanthadu. 

US dobbeyamani, Australia dobbeyamani mana IT diggajalantha India poyi bajjeelesukovalemo as Kumar vuncle predicted long ago. 

[JANASENA]

2 minutes ago, tennisluvr said:

ayipoyindi ippudu Australia vaadu kooda left leg tho thanthadu. 

US dobbeyamani, Australia dobbeyamani mana IT diggajalantha India poyi bajjeelesukovalemo as Kumar vuncle predicted long ago. 

India lo ne IT anni sectors lo implement chesthey baguntundi ide debba tho. There will be a lot of employment. China voodu omerica meeda manala depend avvadu andukaney kabolu. 

[KathiRamdaas]

inkemundi andar US meeda padtaar iga 

[alpachinao]

భారతీయుడా నీకు ఎన్ని కష్టాలు వచ్చాయి రా

[sillynivas]

i have gone through the entire notification and skill list. nothing can affect Indians  simple, programmer, analyst, DBA, Business analyst, network admin, software engineer ivanni at lane unnayi. peddaga hadavudi avasaram ledu ee vishyam lo .. 

[alpachinao]

Just now, sillynivas said:

i have gone through the entire notification and skill list. nothing can affect Indians  simple, programmer, analyst, DBA, Business analyst, network admin, software engineer ivanni at lane unnayi. peddaga hadavudi avasaram ledu ee vishyam lo .. 

అయితే ఒకే

[sillynivas]

just intaku mundu 457 lo 2yrs unto PR ki eligible, ippudu 3yrs undali anthe.. this will help indians in my opinion..

[sillynivas]

inka cheppali ante.. high salary undali ani recommend chesaru.. ~60k per year minimum.. so info,hcl,tcs,wipro ilantollaki dabidi dibide..always helps eligible indians..

[Anta Assamey]

15 minutes ago, sillynivas said:

inka cheppali ante.. high salary undali ani recommend chesaru.. ~60k per year minimum.. so info,hcl,tcs,wipro ilantollaki dabidi dibide..always helps eligible indians..

Ante Australia lo 60K kuda vundada salary... i dont know anduke asking... 

[sillynivas]

11 minutes ago, Anta Assamey said:

Ante Australia lo 60K kuda vundada salary... i dont know anduke asking... 

2yrs vadiki 100k istara mee desham lo? just asking?? i don't know anduke asking.. ... 

[Prabhas_Fan]

[ronitreddy]

1 hour ago, Kontekurradu said:

u rich kid move to Aussies rey 

Lazy unna