Australian Rules Would Make So-Called 457 Visa Harder for Migrants
By JACQUELINE WILLIAMSAPRIL 18, 2017
SYDNEY, Australia — Saying he was "putting Australians first," Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced plans on Tuesday to replace a special visa category
that allows some temporary foreign workers to enter Australia.
Mr. Turnbull said that the special category, the so-called 457 visa, would be abolished in favor of
two new temporary visas requiring more work experience and, in some cases, greater English skills.
" she said. that That rhetoric is very consistent with the rhetoric from Donald Trump around protecting American jobs
and also from Theresa May’s government in the United Kingdom post-‘Brexit,’ ensuring that U.K. workers get first access to jobs,
" The prime minister said the changes would attract better-skilled workers and encourage the hiring of Australians instead of cheaper foreign labor.
that We’re putting jobs first, and we’re putting Australians first.
There have been concerns around exploitation of the 457 visa holders
but also around whether Australian workers are getting first access to jobs." Please verify you’re not a robot by clicking the box.
Turnbull said that We will no longer allow 457 visas to be passports to jobs that could and should go to Australians,