Originally Posted by wing surfer
the goverment is complaining there is a lack of skilled workers here in Australia how is this going to help the skill base shortages? does this mean more workers coming in from overseas doing more Australians out of work remember the saying "pay peanuts get monkeys"
The government has been bringing in skilled workers for years! Maybe not in the aircraft industry, but certainly others! Next time you are in a taxi, ask the Indian/Middle Eastern/Mediteranean/Asian/Russian driver what job he used to do back home. I have done this now and then. It's supprising that quite a few were engineers or skilled tradespeople back in their home countries.
Howard has flooded the market with them.....I'd hazzard to guess that when we all spit the dummy over the low pay/lack of conditions that are just around the corner, these guys will jump at the chance to get back into their career!