Bernie Ripoll (Oxley, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Industry, Infrastructure and Industrial Relations) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. Is the Prime Minister aware that the minimum 457 visa salary being paid to the 40 Filipino welders at Dartbridge Welding is at least 20 per cent below the market rates for welders in Brisbane? Isn’t this yet another example of your 457 visa program being used to drive down pay rates and conditions?

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