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Migrants encouraged to move to Northern Territory in Australia
Migrants encouraged to move to Northern Territory in Australia
| Published: | 23 Feb at 2 PM |
Migrants to Australia will be given a warm welcome in the Northern Territory after a new agreement was announced, according to ABC.
The Northern Territory Chamber of Commerce explained that a new regional migration scheme will be especially useful for smaller companies that lose employees to the resource boom over the coming five years. The Northern Territory will become Australia’s first jurisdiction to agree a deal with the Commonwealth to be able to cope with an expected boom, which is predicted to require roughly 20,000 new workers.
Chris Young, the chief executive officer of the Chamber, said that the new system is going to be less complex and quicker than obtaining a 457 visa, which is what temporary foreign workers who are currently employed must do. He said that the system speeds up the process and shortens the window, hopefully to around two to three months.
Mr Young went on to say that smaller employers who have tried to find workers locally and can prove that no employees are available, will have the option of checking the immigration market out and, in just a short period of time, will be given approvals to recruit staff.
The Northern Territory Chamber of Commerce explained that a new regional migration scheme will be especially useful for smaller companies that lose employees to the resource boom over the coming five years. The Northern Territory will become Australia’s first jurisdiction to agree a deal with the Commonwealth to be able to cope with an expected boom, which is predicted to require roughly 20,000 new workers.
Chris Young, the chief executive officer of the Chamber, said that the new system is going to be less complex and quicker than obtaining a 457 visa, which is what temporary foreign workers who are currently employed must do. He said that the system speeds up the process and shortens the window, hopefully to around two to three months.
Mr Young went on to say that smaller employers who have tried to find workers locally and can prove that no employees are available, will have the option of checking the immigration market out and, in just a short period of time, will be given approvals to recruit staff.
