New direction: A worker directing pedestrians on a street in the central business district of Sydney. Australia will cut about 200 jobs from the list of eligible professions for foreigners. — AFP
SYDNEY: Australia’s controversial decision to scrap a visa programme for temporary foreign workers has received a mixed response, with critics slamming it as spin over substance and pandering to anti-immigration rhetoric.
The “457 visa” allows businesses facing skills shortages to employ labour from overseas, but has been slammed by unions amid claims that bosses were abusing it and local workers were missing out.
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