JOHN MENADUE.   Free Trade Agreements. The Abbott and Turnbull Governments were told but wouldn’t listen. They went further and attacked those who expressed concerns.

The ink was hardly dry on the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA) before we learned about labour market exploitation under the agreement. In the SMH on 4 June 2016, Adele Ferguson and Sarah Danckert revealed how the ChAFTA permits exploitation. The article was headed ‘ChAFTA has opened the door to unqualified workers’. See link. http://www.smh.com.au/business/workplace-relations/chafta-has-opened-door-to-unqualified-workers-20160603-gpajfz.html … Continue reading JOHN MENADUE.   Free Trade Agreements. The Abbott and Turnbull Governments were told but wouldn’t listen. They went further and attacked those who expressed concerns.Continue reading »