Resource, health and service sector unions are united in calling for a Senate Inquiry into the 457 visa scheme following allegations of widespread rorting. Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation Federal Secretary Lee Thomas said the 457 visa scheme was initially created as an emergency stop-gap measure used to address critical skills shortages. “We find it unacceptable that instead of employing locally-educated nursing and midwifery graduates, employers in some health sectors continue to employ increasing numbers of workers from overseas. “The Government must act, otherwise more than 3000 nursing and midwifery graduates who still cannot find jobs will soon become a lost generation of highly trained health professionals who are unable to deliver quality care across Australia’s health and aged care sectors.”
Posted on: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 22:40:19 +0000
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