Migrants kickstart economy
Mar 2nd 2005, 9:29 pm
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Migrants kickstart economy
Hi all
I read this and wanted to share
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,12427069-2,00.html
Badri
I read this and wanted to share
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,12427069-2,00.html
Badri
Mar 2nd 2005, 10:01 pm
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Re: Migrants kickstart economy
Ashame the government is not tackling increasing the productivity of the existing population. Ian Macfarlane made an interesting point asking why the training of skilled workers needed for the resources boom was not happening.
New migrants are needed as well.
New migrants are needed as well.
Mar 2nd 2005, 10:10 pm
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Re: Migrants kickstart economy
Originally Posted by bondipom
Ashame the government is not tackling increasing the productivity of the existing population. Ian Macfarlane made an interesting point asking why the training of skilled workers needed for the resources boom was not happening.
New migrants are needed as well.
New migrants are needed as well.
Mar 2nd 2005, 10:43 pm
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Re: Migrants kickstart economy
Originally Posted by Amazulu
Same applies to the UK. We do not need a skilled immigration policy (or unskilled for that matter). We have the EU to provide our labour needs, plus we can train the next generation (maybe not so straightforward).
