http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/national/young-people-from-nations-such-as-greece-spain-allowed-visas-to-work-in-australia/story-fnii5smq-1226754467321 (http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/national/young-people-from-nations-such-as-greece-spain-allowed-visas-to-work-in-australia/story-fnii5smq-1226754467321)
THOUSANDS of young people from financially struggling nations, such as Greece and Spain will be allowed to work in Australia under a major migration scheme.
Critics say the program threatens local jobs, but the Immigration Department is pushing the working holiday program.
It is the largest of its kind in the world, with almost 260,000 visas issued in 2012-13, according to the department's annual report.
Australia has visa arrangements with 28 countries and negotiations are under way with another 13, including financially crippled nations with high youth unemployment such as Greece, Spain and Portugal.
The program, which allows foreigners aged 18-30 to work in Australia, has been criticised by unions and some migration experts for threatening the job prospects of young locals.
They say that Europeans, in particular, are fleeing their dismal economies, coming to Australia as working holiday-makers and, in many cases, being sponsored for longer-term visas by employers.
But immigration authorities said that the visa program was providing strong support to the agricultural, mining, construction and tourism industries.
"Research indicates that for every 100 working holiday-makers arriving in Australia, there is a net gain to the Australian economy of 6.3 full time jobs," said the department's annual report.
This meant an estimated net gain to the Australian economy of more than 16,000 full-time jobs, it said.
Other countries negotiating with Australia for the scheme include the Czech Republic, Hungary, Israel, Latvia, Mexico, Poland, Slovakia and Vietnam.
OH FFS!!!! &:( &:(
Yeah, let's ignore the training camps that the South Australian government has proposed so that it can double Adelaide's population with Philipinos within ten years and make sure that it's all about sport?
So which is it dumb arse? Do you want to worry about the difference between your football teams? Or do you want to worry about a life and living for your child?
Time for you to drop the bullshit ideas and accept your role, White Man. You need to wake up. You need to listen!
@Cailen.
It's hard enough for Australian citizens to get jobs can you guess why? I guess the bloody Baby Boomer$ don't wish to pay :- sick leave , maternity leave, annual leave, superannuation. So this is the game plan, what they can't outsource externally they'll get every Tom Dick and Harry to come as a working holiday maker. Then sell it off and retire elsewhere and be self centred!
You'll notice the Kikes employing their own and then sponsoring them on further as well as the Viet chinks from their own community. Toxic, venomous adversaries!
This isn't the time for a free for all!