Michaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Women) Share this | Hansard source

As I stated, the government has for a number of years now been ensuring that we put in place programs to assist those workers working with the relevant states and with the relevant employers to ensure that workers are able to transition into new jobs or new industries. In fact, assistance since 2013 to help businesses transition into new industries is $255 million. Total assistance to assist those workers who have been affected since 2013 is $45 million. The number of workers that have been assisted to date is over 6,000. These workers have been provided with career training, advice and support. In addition to that, Holden advises that 75 per cent of Holden workers have found new jobs or retired. A further 10 per cent of those workers have put their hands up and they have actually said, 'I would like to look at something new,' and they are taking on new study.

In terms of manufacturing itself, over 2,000 engineers, designers and technicians have been retained— (Time expired)