People
holding 457 visas land up more jobs than those in any other visa category in
Australia, says study
Most people having Independent Skill or special category
visas are not finding employment in their areas of qualification in Australia,
says a study.
Lead author of the Scanlon Foundation report ‘Australians
Today,’ Andrew Markus, a professor at Monash University, was quoted by SBS
Punjabi as saying that the study found that those possessing 457 visas were the
most successful in getting a job since they have them arranged before their
arrival in Australia. He said that people skilled migrants who come
independently find it difficult to land a job.
According to Dr. Tim Soutphommasane, Australia’s Race
Discrimination Commissioner, employment discrimination is often evident in a
way people view names. From their research, it was found that a person having
an Anglo-Celtic or Anglo-Saxon name has more chances of being invited to
interview when she/he has applied for a job as against a person with a Middle
Eastern or an Asian name. This demonstrates how discrimination takes place
unconsciously in an employment backdrop.
Most of whom arrived in the nation Down Under on humanitarian
visas said that they encountered problems of economic integration. Only 36
percent of them have been employed, with 20 percent seeking employment and the
rest 44 percent not figuring in the labor market.
Despite all this, most have a positive attitude to Australian
life and identify very well with the country. In fact, 80 percent said that
they were satisfied with life in Australia compared to only five percent who
expressed dissatisfaction with life in their adopted country.
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