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AMERICAN EXPRESS MOVE ON JAPANESE WORKERS DIVIDES MINISTERS.
SYDNEY, Oct 2 Asia Pulse - Federal ministers Amanda Vanstone and Kevin Andrews are at odds over plans by American Express to have Japanese workers take jobs at a Sydney call centre.
Senator Vanstone, the immigration minister, said under Amex's plan to employ the Japanese on 457 visas, they could be employed at below the award wage.
But Mr Andrews, the workplace relations minister, warned companies they cannot bring foreign workers to Australia on the visas and pay them less than the government-imposed minimum of ,850.
The federal government is considering a proposal by credit card giant Amex to bring in 160 Japanese under the 457 visa scheme, which allows companies to sponsor foreign workers to fill skills shortages.
In a letter to NSW Premier Morris Iemma last month, Ms Vanstone said they would be paid $6,000 less than the minimum.
Senator Vanstone said it was a choice between allowing the Japanese to work at the call centre which serves customers in Japan, or losing about 70 Australian jobs.
"The salary on offer is lower than we would now allow for a metropolitan area, but I'm told it's commensurate with what other Australians are being paid in the centre," Senator Vanstone told reporters in Adelaide today.
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