"These criteria include: analysis of labour market need; training plans; overseas worker support plans; and additional conditions that may be imposed by the minister," Robb said.
And as one longtime overseas worker pointed out to Paul, he quickly discovered that it was far more costly to live in the United States, and he had to rein in his spending accordingly.
The relatively strong performance this year will be largely due to what is also the Philippines' biggest long-term weakness — reliance on overseas worker remittances, which account for 10percentt of GDP and the bulk of foreign exchange earnings.
She said calculating the market salary rate for an overseas worker by reference to a relevant enterprise agreement would help ensure Australian wages and conditions were not undercut in the 457 visa regime.
When Mr. Schieffer asked what he would say to an American who had lost his job to an overseas worker, Mr. Bush replied, "I'd say, Bob, I've got policies to continue to grow our economy and create the jobs of the 21st century.
The country's large overseas worker base makes it the world's third-largest remittance market — worth an estimated $28 billion — despite a sharp drop this year.
