In normal circumstances the announcement of $380 billion of planned investment would spark a flurry of keen workers hustling to secure their positions in order to take advantage of the opportunities that such an investment brings. In Australia however, things are a little different. Mining boom Mark II has undoubtedly created vast expansion in Australia’s
The Mining Industry in Australia Opens Doors to Casual Migrants
Chris Bowen, Australia’s minister for Immigration and Citizenship recently announced that the first of many Enterprise Migration Agreements (EMA’s) has been implemented. EMA’s are tailored, project-wide migration agreements specifically designed for large scale resource projects and should aid the skills shortages in the mining industry in Australia. EMA’s are usually negotiated between either the project