PACIFIC: Aust criticised for not taking temporary Pacific workers
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A leading academic says the refusal of Australia to allow entry to temporary unskilled workers from the Pacific Islands shows it is not serious about regional economic integration. Professor Biman Prasad is the first Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara visiting fellow at the Otago University in New Zealand made the comments in a speech at the university. He gave a wide-ranging analysis of Australia and New Zealand's role in promoting economic development in the Forum Island countries. Professor Prasad says Australia's refusal to take unskilled Pacific Islanders while employing around 150-thousand similar workers from affluent regions of the world, leds to accusations that it is self-serving and hypocritical.
Presenter: Jemima Garrett
Speakers: Professor Biman Prasad, Head of the School of Economics, University of the South Pacific
