QCU Media

Steve Georganas MP (Chair): ...inquiry and appearing today for the inquiry. I'll now invite you to make a short opening statement, no more than 5 minutes, and then we'll have a discussion and informal... Jacqueline King: Thank you. Uh, thank you, Chair, and thank you to the committee members. If I could start first by acknowledging the traditional owners of the lands on which we are meeting here today, the Turrbal and Jagera peoples, and pay our respects—my respects—to their elders past and...

Queensland Unions will appear before the Inquiry into the Value of Skilled Migration to Australia in Brisbane on Monday, calling for a migration system that fills genuine skills shortages, protects migrant workers from exploitation and works alongside greater investment in training Queenslanders. Queensland Council of Unions General Secretary Jacqueline King will give evidence to the Joint Standing Committee on Migration at 10:20am, highlighting the important contribution skilled migrant...

The Queensland Council of Unions (QCU) says any move by the Queensland Government to pursue a statewide Designated Area Migration Agreement (DAMA) ahead of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games must put Queensland workers first. Responding to reports that the Government is considering a statewide migration agreement to address workforce shortages, QCU General Secretary Jacqueline King said migration should never be a substitute for investing in Queensland workers. “Queensland jobs...