China free trade agreement to invite wave of Chinese workers, drive down wages: report

By Heath Aston, Political Correspondent
Updated October 6 2015 - 4:18pm, first published 6:19am
Trade Minister Andrew Robb. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Trade Minister Andrew Robb. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

If the China-Australia free trade agreement proceeds without labour market protections, the Turnbull government will "effectively surrender autonomy over its migration laws" and invite a wave of Chinese workers into Australia, driving down local wages and conditions, a new report has found.

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