| When planning to move into Australia, working visa | | | | work in the many support industries that surround the |
| holders would often want to determine the best place | | | | mines, such as the processing plants. And there are |
| for them to move into. And since Australia is a big | | | | also tons of openings available in positions that are not |
| country, there are actually of options available for you | | | | too related to the mining industry. |
| here. However, there are actually some places that | | | | Because of the large worker demand that it currently |
| you might want to get into more because of the | | | | is experiencing, Western Australia's government is |
| multitude of job openings available there. | | | | now pursuing to have increased migration to the state. |
| One of these places is Western Australia, which is | | | | According to Western Australia Chamber of |
| now currently on a huge demand for more workers. In | | | | Commerce and Industry chief executive James |
| fact, according to recent statistics, the state is going to | | | | Pearson, if the current migration trend continues, it is |
| need at least 500,000 new workers for the next | | | | likely that they will be short by as much as 200,000 |
| decade in order to meet its needs. And since the state | | | | workers by 2020. This, he noted, is entirely different |
| has a population of only around two million people | | | | from the situation of the eastern states, which are no |
| people, despite its large size, this means that much of | | | | suffering from overcrowding. Thus, he called on new |
| this labor demand would actually come from overseas. | | | | Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard to address the |
| Thus, there would be a lot of openings available for | | | | situation. |
| foreigners. | | | | On the other hand, Gillard herself is very positive of the |
| Of all the industries here, the biggest one in need of | | | | situation. She said that the worker demand in Western |
| more workers is the mining industry. This one is | | | | Australia is a special situation that needs to be |
| actually not that surprising, since mining is one of the | | | | addressed. She further added that the government is |
| major sources of income for the state. To give you a | | | | now looking for ways to redistribute immigrants to the |
| picture of how large the industry is, about twenty | | | | country to meet the specific demands of each state. |
| percent of all the world's total demand for aluminum | | | | And now, with the new regulations set by the |
| ore is sustained by Western Australia along. Also, it is | | | | Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC), |
| the world third largest producer of iron ore for industrial | | | | those interested in moving to Western Australia will |
| needs. | | | | find it much easier. It can be recalled that the DIAC |
| Much of the state's worker needs are skilled laborers | | | | revised the skilled migration program since last year. |
| for the field. These include highly skilled professionals, | | | | With the new program, workers who fit the needs of |
| such as engineers and managers, as well as those | | | | the state can expect to have a much quicker |
| laborers that would actually man the mines. | | | | application. |
| Furthermore, additional personnel are being sought to | | | | |