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Nignoy

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In Topic: Australia Wants Thai Workers To Work In Its Construction Industry

Today, 15:27

softgeorge, on Today, 14:37 , said:

gand, on Today, 14:17 , said:

chooka, on Today, 14:05 , said:

PRIME Minister Julia Gillard is attending official functions with her Thai counterpart, Yingluck Shinawatra, as a battle rages over jobs and the loyalty of her MPs.

It's a welcome distraction for Ms Gillard as tension mounts over rumours of another Kevin Rudd challenge and the fallout of mining magnate Gina Rinehart's deal to import 1700 foreign workers.

Labor MPs arriving for four days of parliament sittings on Monday have been tight-lipped about reports chief government whip Joel Fitzgibbon has been counting the numbers for former leader Kevin Rudd.

And caucus members are at odds over who is to blame for the bungled announcement on Friday of a deal to allow the world's richest woman, Gina Rinehart, to import 1700 workers to help build a massive iron ore project in Western Australia.

Fairfax reported that ministers Chris Bowen and Martin Ferguson, who backed Mr Rudd in February's leadership ballot, have told colleagues they were hung out to dry by Ms Gillard as she distanced herself from the worker visa policy in a bid to placate unions.

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Prime Minister Julia Gillard meets with Thailand's Prime Minister Ms Yingluck Shinawatra in Parliament House in Canberra.
Picture: Gary Ramage
Source: The Daily Telegraph

That is a nasty bit of business.

There is a tornado brewing and Julia could lose her job over this. Anyone remember the Patricks / MUA fight where Patricks wanted to bring in thier own work force from overseas and sack all the Australian workers. Yinluk is doing the right thing by Thais but Julia is selling out australians. Deja Vu I think.

remember the mua -patricks fight, another union instigated disturbance, I mean the employers only objected to paying workers 48 hours pay when the workers concerned were only turning up for 20 hours work a week,the brisbane docks at the time had the worst turnaround times in the world,to unload and load a specific ship in brisbane anything up to 7 days, the same ship load and unload in Hamburg 36 hours and in singapore only 18hours, the probablem lies with the work ethics of many australian workers ,who have got the art of skiving and taking sickies down pat, what happened to a fair days work for a fair days pay Posted Image

In Topic: Australia Wants Thai Workers To Work In Its Construction Industry

Today, 15:14

All this whinginging about having to apply for jobs in australia from overseas is a load of bollocks!! many of the labour recruiting centres for mines and gasfields have been closed down through lack of local applicants here in southern queensland,for the people who are serious about working there are jobs galore , but still over 60% of vacancies are going to overseas workers, it seems they dont take 2sickies for State of Origin

In Topic: How Tough It Can Be To Go Back Home

Yesterday, 15:36

crazydrummerpauly, on Yesterday, 15:22 , said:

seasia, on Yesterday, 15:16 , said:

I can understand the OP`s points.

I`m heading back to the UK for a short visit later this year and although I`ll likely be staying with friends, might also stay in a hotel or 2.

I`ve not yet looked all that closely but the prices do( naturally I guess) seem high compared to what is obtainable here in Thailand.

Most people know this, but just in case you've not come across it - you can sometimes book room at TravelLodge for only £29 a night if you can do the booking way ahead - at least 2 or 3 months. The other option is to search Gumtree and RoomsForTravellers for short-term lets in other peoples' flats or houses. I'm certainly looking at those options. Good luck!

asin my previous thread, we booked and paid in advance,on travel lodges 29 quid a night deal, on arrival to find the confirmation in letter not email was cancelled, but the same rooms were offered to us at quadruple the price,we are still waiting for travel lodge guildford to reimburse us!!their head office did offer us 2 free nights in warrington, how is the overseas visitor supposed to book in advance confidently??its even more difficult than booking an Automatic car with Sixt Carhire!!

In Topic: How Tough It Can Be To Go Back Home

Yesterday, 07:45

I think everyone should be made aware of a little trick played by Travel lodges in surrey and hampshire,coming from aus we booked and paid for accomodation with travel lodge 6 weeks in advance, on their book early 29 pounds a night scheme, first week all was well, move on to booked accomodation at travel lodge guildford, shock horror!! our paid bookings were invalid because of Ascot week starting the following day, the room prices were quadrupled which was an added 500pounds to our hotel bill for the week, no amount of reasoning would be listened to, it seems the motels are franchised and individual motels are allowed to change bookings and increase prices as they deem fit!!nearest travel lodge vacancy at our price was in exeter, which is really good when you are attending a conference in Godalming!!As compensation we were offered 2 free nights at atravel lodge in warrington,who the fxxx wants to visit warrington!!