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Geelong jobless disaster

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Original article by Harrison Tippett
Geelong Advertiser – Page: 9 : 29-Jun-17

Data from Roy Morgan Research shows that the underemployment rate in Geelong is 8.5 per cent, while 17 per cent of people in the Victorian regional city are either unemployed or seeking more work. Roy Morgan executive chairman Gary Morgan says underemployment is the biggest problem facing Australia, and failure to take action will see the Australian dollar slump and the economy go into recession. Meanwhile, Geelong Trades Hall secretary Colin Vernon says the increase in underemployment could result in workers being exploited.

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, GEELONG TRADES HALL, AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS

Job-loss aid ‘ignores plight of thousands’

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Original article by David Uren
The Australian – Page: 4 : 7-Apr-16

The Australian Government’s program to assist retrenched workers has been criticised by the OECD, which describes it as inequitable as it tends to favour workers in certain industries or regions. Employees in the steel, resources and car industries are among those who have benefited from labour assistance programs that are aimed at helping them to get new jobs. However, the OECD notes that many more employees in other sectors are retrenched each year and often do not receive the same level of assistance from the government.

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ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT, QUEENSLAND NICKEL PTY LTD, ARRIUM LIMITED – ASX ARI, ALINTA ENERGY (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD, CATERPILLAR, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF HUMAN SERVICES. CENTRELINK