Prime Minister Julia Gillard is backing plans to tighten the temporary foreign worker program. Source: AAP
PRIME Minister Julia Gillard says further changes to the 457 visa scheme will get the "out of control" system back on track.
Labor and unions are concerned the temporary foreign worker program is being abused by employers and Australian workers are missing out on jobs.
The ACTU estimates in the construction sector alone there has been a 38 per cent rise in 457 visas issued, while jobs in the sector are declining.
Ms Gillard says Labor inherited a Howard government system which was "out of control".
"Every step of the way we have been putting in place new conditions to crack down on the rorts," she told reporters in western Sydney on Monday.
"We've done that in the past and we will continue to crack down as necessary."
Ms Gillard said she understood there were times that businesses faced skills shortages and needed to source labour from overseas.
"But what I also understand is there have been too many times where people have got the skills to get the job and they don't get the job and in those circumstances I want to make sure that Australian workers are coming first," she said.
Job security is emerging as a key issue in the lead-up to the federal election in September.
The government is proposing employers will be required to show they are nominating a position where there is a genuine shortage of workers.
Compliance and enforcement powers would also be boosted to stop employers rorting the program.
The federal opposition says the 457 visa program accounts for only 0.7 per cent of the Australian labour force, and more than 80 per cent of employer-sponsored permanent skilled visas are granted to people already in Australia.
They argue the system enables flexibility in dealing with skill shortages in critical sectors, such as health care.
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