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Australia: Reduction of foreign work permits

Announcement

16 Mar 2009

In March 2009, the government of Australia announced a change for the labour market access of foreign workers.

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Number of interventions

1

1 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

List of interventions

1 in force

Implementation date

16 Mar 2009

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Labour market access In force

On 16 March 2009, the Rudd Government announced that it would cut the total amount of permanent work visas and the eligible occupations for 2009. The government plans to cut the intake of skilled mi...

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