Proposals include requirement for employers to study for local workers before overseas labour and an increase in mimimum pay for foreign workersThe Turnbull government appears set to reach a deal to secure passage of the China-Australia free trade agreement (Chafta) after it vowed to consider the opposition’s demands “in righteous faith” in a bid to resolve the long-running political dispute.
On Tuesday the federal Labor party signed off on its proposed amendments to the Migration Act, which would form the basis of negotiations with the government aimed at passing legislation essential to implement Chafta.
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Source: theguardian.com