The claim
Australian Council of Trade Unions secretary Sally McManus has called for an end to Australia's uncapped temporary working visa system.
In a speech to the National Press Club, she said: "According to 2016 Senate report, there are 1.4 milli... moreThe claim
Australian Council of Trade Unions secretary Sally McManus has called for an end to Australia's uncapped temporary working visa system.
In a speech to the National Press Club, she said: "According to 2016 Senate report, there are 1.4 million visa holders with working rights in Australia."
"That represents about one in 10 workers. That's right, one in 10 workers in the Australian labour force are on temporary work visas."
Ms McManus made the same claim a month earlier, telling ABC's RN Breakfast: "We've got a problem where one in 10 workers are now on temporary work visas."
Is she correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.
The verdict
Ms McManus's claim is unsubstantiated.
Her claim assumes that all temporary visa holders with the right to work are actually working.
Experts told Fact Check there was no evidence to either support or contradict that assumption, and that they could only speculate on the employment rate of different groups of temporary visa holders.
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The claim
Australian Council of Trade Unions secretary Sally McM... moreThe claim
Australian Council of Trade Unions secretary Sally McManus has called for an end to Australia's uncapped temporary working visa system.
In a speech to the National Press Club, she said: "According to 2016 Senate report, there are 1.4 million visa holders with working rights in Australia."
"That represents about one in 10 workers. That's right, one in 10 workers in the Australian labour force are on temporary work visas."
Ms McManus made the same claim a month earlier, telling ABC's RN Breakfast: "We've got a problem where one in 10 workers are now on temporary work visas."
Is she correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.
The verdict
Ms McManus's claim is unsubstantiated.
Her claim assumes that all temporary visa holders with the right to work are actually working.
Experts told Fact Check there was no evidence to either support or contradict that assumption, and that they could only speculate on the employment rate of different groups of temporary visa holders.
Unpublished data pr... less
The claim
Australian Council of Trade Unions secretary Sally McM... moreThe claim
Australian Council of Trade Unions secretary Sally McManus has called for an end to Australia's uncapped temporary working visa system.
In a speech to the National Press Club, she said: "According to 2016 Senate report, there are 1.4 million visa holders with working rights in Australia."
"That represents about one in 10 workers. That's right, one in 10 workers in the Australian labour force are on temporary work visas."
Ms McManus made the same claim a month earlier, telling ABC's RN Breakfast: "We've got a problem where one in 10 workers are now on temporary work visas."
Is she correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.
The verdict
Ms McManus's claim is unsubstantiated.
Her claim assumes that all temporary visa holders with the right to work are actually working.
Experts told Fact Check there was no evidence to either support or contradict that assumption, and that they could only speculate on the employment rate of different groups of temporary visa holders.
Unpublished data pr... less
