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Re:Why is U.S. labor supply so low? by manicdee on Sunday December 26, 2021 @06:25AM (#29691514)
By far the major visible reason for the “labour shortage” in Australia is the restrictions on tourists entering the country to take on unpaid or low paid jobs such as fruit picking.
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Re:Why is U.S. labor supply so low? by patja on Sunday December 26, 2021 @10:11AM (#29692935)
I'm surprised by the tourism angle.

Can you say more about that? Are these tourists who fell on hard times and had to work to raise some money?

Or is it workers who exploit tourist visas just to get entry and take these jobs... In which case, why call them tourists?

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Re:Why is U.S. labor supply so low? by MrsPeaches on Sunday December 26, 2021 @10:43AM (#29693264)
Link to the work/tourist visa: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-li...
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Re:Why is U.S. labor supply so low? by niij on Sunday December 26, 2021 @10:39AM (#29693233)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_holidays_in_Australi...
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Re:Why is U.S. labor supply so low? by Schiendelman on Sunday December 26, 2021 @10:16AM (#29692978)
When you say “exploit”, keep in mind there are two parties in a work/employer relationship. Both are exploiting, and often the regulator is perfectly okay with that.
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