by: TFA Staff
December 5, 2008
The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Chris Evans, yesterday welcomed the passage through Parliament with bipartisan support of new laws to better protect temporary overseas workers in Australia. The worker protection legislation was introduced after extensive consultation with industry and unions to strengthen the integrity of temporary working visa arrangements including the subclass 457 visa program [...]
by: TFA Staff
October 25, 2008
A delegation from the Philippines’ Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will be in Australia 3-14 November for a mission to appraise the needs of Australia for skilled Filipino workers, the Philippine Consulate General in Sydney reported.
The delegation, headed […]
by: TFA News Research
September 25, 2008
The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Chris Evans, yesterday introduced a Bill into the Senate that sets out a new framework to better protect temporary overseas workers in Australia. The Migration Legislation Amendment (Worker Protection) Bill 2008 will strengthen the integrity of temporary working visa arrangements including the Subclass 457 visa program [...]
by: TFA Editor
June 28, 2008
THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT projects that the number of Filipinos leaving the country for overseas employment will surpass one million by the end of 2008. The Philippine Department of Labor and Employment reported that during the period January 1 to April 30, 2008, a total of 399,638 Filipinos left the Philippines for work in various countries [...]
