A PLAN cooked up by Australian and Indonesian business groups to use unskilled workers is a recipe for the exploitation of Indonesian labour, the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) says.
The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and its Indonesian counterparts, along with business councils in both countries, have agreed to a proposal to allow short-term migrant workers to work in Australia if accompanied by a skilled Indonesian supervisor.
It is expected to be discussed by Trade Minister Craig Emerson at the East Asian Summit (EAS) in Phnom Penh.
ACTU leader Ged Kearney said the use of guest workers was a short-term solution that would undermine Australia's high-wage, high-skill economy.
"The ACTU supports Australia's skilled and permanent migration schemes, but short-term labour schemes which leave guest workers, often with poor English skills, at the mercy of their visa sponsor are a recipe for exploitation," Ms Kearney said in a statement.
Australia's immigration program should only use temporary workers to meet genuine skills shortages, not to provide a pool of cheap and exploitable labour.
"Australian businesses should be being encouraged to invest in skills training and apprenticeships for young Australians, as well as innovations and technology which deliver real productivity improvements," Ms Kearney said.
"Guest workers may be convenient for big business in the short term, but they are not the answer to Australia's long-term needs."
The notion was a ridiculous proposition when unemployment, especially youth unemployment, was well above the national average in many regional areas, Ms Kearney said.
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