Union bid to expand 457 visa job advertisements

By Anna Patty
Updated October 1 2014 - 7:23pm, first published 4:07pm
Local first: The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union wants employers to continue to advertise locally before hiring workers on 457 visas. Photo: Brendan Esposito
Local first: The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union wants employers to continue to advertise locally before hiring workers on 457 visas. Photo: Brendan Esposito

Unions are campaigning against a proposal to abolish the requirement for employers to advertise jobs before filling them with overseas workers on 457 visas.

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