Western Australia seeks to 'borrow' Irish workers
Jul 31st 2011, 5:58 am
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Re: Western Australia seeks to 'borrow' Irish workers
Peter Collier is the WA Minister for Energy, Training and Workforce Development and Indigenous Affairs. A recent media statement related to his trip to Europe (18 July) http://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au...&admin=Barnett. On 19 July, the following article appeared http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-...ion-for-perth/, declaring Perth a regional city to assist with attracting workers.
I'm beginning to wonder if there should be a weekly update on WA for not not living here, as things happening here may not get reported elsewhere in Australia
. This list of WA Govt media statements might give you an idea of the various things going on or planned http://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/default.aspx.
I'm beginning to wonder if there should be a weekly update on WA for not not living here, as things happening here may not get reported elsewhere in Australia
. This list of WA Govt media statements might give you an idea of the various things going on or planned http://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/default.aspx.
Jul 31st 2011, 6:04 am
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Jul 31st 2011, 6:07 am
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Jul 31st 2011, 6:10 am
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Jul 31st 2011, 10:15 am
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Re: Western Australia seeks to 'borrow' Irish workers
As for the skilled workers from Ireland, I bet half of hubby's cousins would be here in an instant if they could manage it.
Jul 31st 2011, 11:36 am
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It's Alberta all over again...LOL...yes, the irony hit me shortly after we arrived...it even has its own backward conservatives and rednecks, er bogans.
As for the skilled workers from Ireland, I bet half of hubby's cousins would be here in an instant if they could manage it.
As for the skilled workers from Ireland, I bet half of hubby's cousins would be here in an instant if they could manage it.
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Jul 31st 2011, 11:56 am
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Thousands of short-term jobs are available in western Australia for skilled Irish workers, according to the regional government’s minister for training and workforce development, Peter Collier.
Mr Collier arrived in Dublin yesterday as part of a 12-day recruitment drive in Ireland and Britain to encourage unemployed skilled workers to consider moving to western Australia to work.
He said the aim of the recruitment drive was not to encourage Irish people to move to Australia for the long term but rather to spend a number of months or years there gaining experience before returning to Ireland.
“It does a tremendous amount to enhance the experience of those workers,” he said. “I’m not here to pinch your workers: I’m here to borrow them.”
Mr Collier arrived in Dublin yesterday as part of a 12-day recruitment drive in Ireland and Britain to encourage unemployed skilled workers to consider moving to western Australia to work.
He said the aim of the recruitment drive was not to encourage Irish people to move to Australia for the long term but rather to spend a number of months or years there gaining experience before returning to Ireland.
“It does a tremendous amount to enhance the experience of those workers,” he said. “I’m not here to pinch your workers: I’m here to borrow them.”
From accounts that i have heard, building workers are not suitable for what is required up in the Pilbara which is something Ireland has in excess.
Just how many Irish with the skills required by the mining industry would there be?
The word 'borrow' sets off some alarm bills. Many folk may not be aware buy a few years back there was talk of recruiting from Poland.
Poland being a country of a lot of coal mines but don't think much in the way of iron,but anyhow that was being put about then suddenly went dead.
Have not heard talk of recruiting East Europeans again mentioned.
Perhaps they thought it too difficult to sell it to locals?
Also now that Perth has had it's status changed to allow greater immigration movement how many of these folk will stay in Perth?
Sounds like yet another little thought out plan looking at a quick fix band aid approach at the expense of local folk Australia wide.
Plenty of folk would go north but the problem is there is nowhere affordable to stay.
Hopefully if true and such high numbers of overseas folk are to be brought in then employers and government will be asked some serious questions for a change and not allowed to dodge answers by giving out the usual spin.
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Jul 31st 2011, 12:03 pm
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With resource and infrastructure projects worth more than €164 billion planned for western Australia over the next 25 years, its government has predicted a shortfall of 150,000 workers by 2017.
“The only impediment to ensuring the success of the projects is labour force,” said Mr Collier.
Labour shortages exist most acutely in the healthcare, social assistance, construction, education and training sectors.
Mr Collier met Minister of State for Training and Skills Ciarán Cannon on Thursday and said they had reached agreement on how to proceed.
“His office and my office will be working over the months ahead to work towards an agreement that would assist Irish migrants to come to Australia and make it a much more seamless process,” said Mr Collier.
“The only impediment to ensuring the success of the projects is labour force,” said Mr Collier.
Labour shortages exist most acutely in the healthcare, social assistance, construction, education and training sectors.
Mr Collier met Minister of State for Training and Skills Ciarán Cannon on Thursday and said they had reached agreement on how to proceed.
“His office and my office will be working over the months ahead to work towards an agreement that would assist Irish migrants to come to Australia and make it a much more seamless process,” said Mr Collier.
Nothing really then to do with the so called mining 'boom'in this instance. Heard something about Asian nations were going to be sourced for such workers.
Jul 31st 2011, 12:07 pm
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Seems hard to get a foot in the door if not sponsored or in a profession.
Jul 31st 2011, 12:11 pm
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Brian Burke or Alan Bond as WAs first independant leader then?
Jul 31st 2011, 12:17 pm
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You're right about getting a foot in the door. Its often said its not what you know but who you know that counts in Aus mate
Jul 31st 2011, 12:59 pm
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Plenty of work up here, but sky high rental prices & massive housing shortages. If you can get a somewhere to live up here and hang around for a while you'll find work, but is an expensive place to live & isn't the ideal for most, money isn't everything & having a very boring job and working long shifts can become very mind numbing
Jul 31st 2011, 1:19 pm
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Re: Western Australia seeks to 'borrow' Irish workers
Thousands of short-term jobs are available in western Australia for skilled Irish workers, according to the regional government’s minister for training and workforce development, Peter Collier.
Mr Collier arrived in Dublin yesterday as part of a 12-day recruitment drive in Ireland and Britain to encourage unemployed skilled workers to consider moving to western Australia to work.
He said the aim of the recruitment drive was not to encourage Irish people to move to Australia for the long term but rather to spend a number of months or years there gaining experience before returning to Ireland.
“It does a tremendous amount to enhance the experience of those workers,” he said. “I’m not here to pinch your workers: I’m here to borrow them.”
Mr Collier arrived in Dublin yesterday as part of a 12-day recruitment drive in Ireland and Britain to encourage unemployed skilled workers to consider moving to western Australia to work.
He said the aim of the recruitment drive was not to encourage Irish people to move to Australia for the long term but rather to spend a number of months or years there gaining experience before returning to Ireland.
“It does a tremendous amount to enhance the experience of those workers,” he said. “I’m not here to pinch your workers: I’m here to borrow them.”