The number of Chinese holding temporary work visas in Australia has declined since the entry into force of the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement, according to a report released today by (ACRI), the Australian-China Relations Institute.
Since the entry into force of the Australia-China Free Trade Agreement, the number of Chinese mainland residents who have been granted visas to work in Australia has declined year by yea
According to the Australian newspaper, the contents of the report, written by (James Laurenson), Vice President of the ACRI, are about the Australian labour market after the entry into force of the Australia-China Free Trade Agreement three years ago. There is evidence to refute claims that the deal has led to unsafe work in Australia, or the influx of Chinese workers into Australia`s accusation.
Since the entry into force of the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement in December 2015, the number of Chinese mainland residents granted visas to work in Australia has declined year by year, the report said. Among all foreign workers signed, the share of Chinese workers has also declined.
"after the entry into force of the free trade agreement between Australia and China, more Chinese with temporary work visas returned home than those who came to Australia," the report said.
During the free trade talks between Australia and China, especially at the end of 2015, concerns were raised about the massive influx of Chinese workers into Australia. In practice, however, there is no labor agreement between Australia and China to facilitate temporary work for Chinese workers.
When the China-Australia free trade agreement was signed in 2015, there were claims that it would cause thousands of Australians to lose their jobs, while others said it was only a matter of time before "someone died because of unsafe work," he said. But there are no reports that Australia-China free trade agreements are linked to Australia`s unsafe work practices, the report said.
Luo also claimed that the report showed that the agreement had a potential impact on Australia`s labour practices as "alarmist". "when the agreement was signed in June 2015, it triggered attacks by trade unions, some scholars and the Think Tank," he said. They`re trying to break the deal. "
"these attacks focused on the claim that the agreement would have huge adverse consequences for the local labour market."
According to the report, the number of temporary work visa holders from China`s mainland dropped from 3522 in fiscal 2014 to 2773 in FY15, down from just 1699 in FY17 to FY18.
In addition, the proportion of foreigners holding temporary work visas in Australia fell from 6.9 percent in fiscal 2014 / 15 to 4.9 percent in fiscal 2017 / 18.
"the facts of the Australia-China free trade agreement have always pointed out that certain claims are merely alarmist," Mr Luo concluded.
Australia has more than 1.5 million temporary visa holders
Experts worry that temporary immigration will accelerate population growth in cities such as Melbourne
Australia has 1.5 million temporary visa holders in 2016, most of whom have jobs or are looking for jobs, according to a new report. Half of the temporary residents live in Melbourne and Sydney, exacerbating traffic congestion and public service tensions.
According to the Herald Sun, Australia`s Bureau of Statistics (ABS) report details for the first time the social economic characteristics of the temporary resident army.
According to census data and visa information from the Department of Home Affairs (Department of Home Affairs), the report found that New Zealand citizen with special visas accounted for 41% of the total temporary residents in Australia, followed by international students (30%). Temporary skilled workers (10%) and migrant vacationers (8%).
The 2016 Census and Comprehensive data set of temporary immigrants (Insights from the Australian Census and Temporary Entrants Integrated Dataset 2016) does not include visitors to Australia on tourist visas.
In 2016, 68% of temporary residents over the age of 15 joined the Australian workforce. Temporary skilled workers are most likely to work, with a labour force participation rate of 86 percent and an unemployment rate of just 4 percent. 84 percent of holiday workers work in the workforce, and the unemployment rate is 11.3 percent.
Half the student visa holders, or about two hundred and forty thousand, joined the labour market, with an unemployment rate of 20.1 percent. Nearly 1 / 3 of international students live in Melbourne, with China and India being the largest source countries for the group. About 1 / 3 of these students are engaged in cleaning, food processing and kitchen work, while another 23% are engaged in nursing, assistant, waitress and other receptions.
Of all temporary residents, most work in labour (19%), professionals (16%) and technicians (15%).
Temporary residents over the age of 15 earn an average of A $542 a week, while temporary skilled workers earn an average of A $1143 a week. Migrant vacationers earn an average of A $648 a week, mainly from South Korea (17% of), TW) (16%) and the UK (14%).
Some immigration experts worry that temporary immigrants will compete with Australian residents for jobs and speed up population growth in cities such as Melbourne.
