Anne Ruston (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Families and Social Services) Share this | Hansard source

Approximately one in five Australian workers are employed in a trade-related activity. Australian exporting businesses on average hire 23 per cent more staff and pay 11 per cent higher wages. Nothing in Australia's free trade agreements change Australia's workplace laws, nor do FTAs allow for the exploitation of workers. Nothing in our FTAs allows for foreign workers to work without the licensing or registration required under Australian laws. Nothing in Australia's FTAs erode our stance on environmental and human rights protections. FTAs were a major reason why in 2019 Australia recorded our largest-ever amount exported in a calendar year of more than $493 billion.

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