Effect of Immigration on Australian Labour Market Outcomes

Effect of immigration to Australia and the Labour Market outcomes of Australian workers
PROFESSIONAL PROJECT
(BUSN20019)
Effect of immigration to Australia and the Labour Market outcomes of Australian
workers
Submitted to
CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY, SYDNEY CAMPUS
By
ABHISHEK KUMAR (12069628)
[SYDNEY CAMPUS]
TERM 3
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Effect of immigration to Australia and the Labour Market outcomes of Australian workers
Table of Contents
Introduction..........................................................................................................................................2
Research Aims/Objectives.....................................................................................................................3
Research Questions...............................................................................................................................3
Literature Review..................................................................................................................................4
Research Methodology.........................................................................................................................6
Research Justification: Bridging the Research Gap................................................................................6
Data resources used for the study:.......................................................................................................7
Data analysis approach:........................................................................................................................7
Quality and coherence of Project..........................................................................................................8
Results and Findings..............................................................................................................................8
Discussion over the findings of the research.........................................................................................8
Conclusion...........................................................................................................................................10
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Effect of immigration to Australia and the Labour Market outcomes of Australian workers
Introduction
Traditionally, migrant labours or skill workers have been an efficient strategic alternative to fulfil
the skill and human resource demands of a nation. But such an act usually creates a competition
between the existing local professionals (labours) and the immigrant workers. Hence it becomes
important for a country to effectively structure and manage its work immigration practices. As in
the case of Australia, the country has not been able to employ efficient immigration practices
(Abelson & Dalton, 2018).
The effect of immigrations on Australians, especially on their wages and their work prospects, is
an inquiry that can incite warmed and enthusiastic discussion. Tale and instinctive impressions
can without much of a stretch command either side of people in general discussion. In this paper,
the researcher assesses carefully at the information to check whether it can observe an impact of
migration on unemployment rate of Australian workers. The aims at outcomes for two groups:
those conceived in Australia (locals) and locals and past foreigners (officeholders). A standard
focused labour market model proposes that movement ought to positively affect unemployment
rate of Australian workers. A deluge of migrants moves the supply bend to one side,
discouraging business status of Australian specialists. This basic hypothetical model,
notwithstanding, may neglect to catch an assortment of other economic phenomena that may
counterbalance the negative employment rate impact.
Research Aims/Objectives
This paper examines the impact of the immigration on the employment of Australian workforce.
Research Questions
RQ1: Does the arrival of immigrants to Australia increases the unemployment rate of Australian
workers?
RQ2: What are the essential measures to be taken to provide strength to the employment
prospect and the economy of Australia?
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Effect of immigration to Australia and the Labour Market outcomes of Australian workers
Literature Review
The impact of the immigration is not only confined to the financial aspect rather it flows into
multiple dimensions that are essential for the success of a nation. It has the capability to
positively impact the labour employment and participation practices, the skill level of the
community as well as the national level wage structure, hence the importance of the same cannot
be neglected. Generally the immigration trend changes within a country are the reflections of
changes in legislature and policy structure of the country with respect to their immigration laws.
Additionally factors like existing professional workforce base and the actual demand of the
skilled labour also have a significant impact on the immigration trend for the country.
During the 1990s decade majority of the workforce in the Australian work workforce pool
included immigrant skilled labour. Approx. 26 percent of total workforce include skilled labour
or working immigrants from the European countries. Although the trend changed and Asian
labour took over as the major contributor or skilled workforce within the Australian workforce
pool but the overall reliance over the migrant employees was still intact. The trend and
employment rate throughout that decade were encouraging and were considered as one of the
core reason behind financial productivity of the nation. But evidently, the current rate of
employment for migrants in Australia is highly discouraging. Migrants from across the globe are
facing it difficult to find a job or make a living in the Australian Region. According to Gewin,
(2012), the migrant workforce from Middle Eastern countries like North Africa are facing more
difficulties as compared to professionals and skilled labours from other parts of the globe. On an
average, the migrants from North Africa are 3 times more subjected to loose work in the first 5
years of their migration itself. Similarly for European or Asian labours, the current
unemployment rate of 35% is approximately six times the national average.
Different experts have provided different opinions contributing to this current situation. Islamic
Migration Specialists have argued that the situation is more critical for job seekers who have
“Mohammed” attached with their names or for the women wearing Hijab. (Hava & Erturgut,
2010). Similarly different communities have different statistical figures related to their
unemployment rates. According to the Report presented by ABS (Australian Bureau of
Statistics) the Southeast Asian immigrants have an unemployment rate of 3.6%, and for Southern
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