Australian businesses call for return of overseas workers and students to overcome hospitality

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Australian businesses call for return of overseas workers and students to overcome hospitality “labour shortages”


Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Monday that fully-vaccinated eligible visa holders, including international students, skilled workers, and working holiday makers will be allowed to enter the country, without an exemption, from December 1.

Quarantine requirements will be left up to the states. Students and workers bound for New South Wales (NSW), Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory will not be required to quarantine at all upon arrival.

Morrison made clear the motivation behind the reopening, saying it “will further cement our economic recovery, providing the valuable workers our economy needs and supporting our important education sector.”

The move comes partly in response to a clamour from business lobbyists for the resumption of international travel to ensure the return of cheap immigrant labour as Labor and Liberal-National state governments across Australia rapidly lift all remaining COVID-19 restrictions in the lead-up to Christmas.

Read more: https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/11/27/hosp-n27.html