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Maritime Union of Australia

Foreign offshore workers must have Australian work visa High Court rules

0:01 06/11/2016
Australia’s High Court has ruled that foreign offshore workers, on vessels operating in the lucrative offshore resources industry, are required to have an Australian work visa such as a 457 visa and...

Labor plan to cancel Australian 457 visas and offshore gas crisis

15:15 13/05/2016
Australia's Labor Party is being warned that offshore oil rigs could be at risk should changes to foreign worker visas, such as the 400 and 457 visas , go ahead. In Parliament on May 2nd, 2016, the...

Australian union seeks right to sue employers who employ foreign workers

14:42 21/11/2012
An Australian Union is seeking to create legally binding agreements that would require employers to advertise jobs to try and find Australian workers and Australian residents before being allowed to...