On Sun, 18 Dec 2016 19:08:46 -0800, sf > wrote:

>On Mon, 19 Dec 2016 09:55:48 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
>
>> That problem seems endemic to all western nations. It's like scallops
>> in Tasmania. They get shucked in Thailand, then shipped back here and
>> sold as 'fresh scallops'. Can't get people to do the work in Tasmania,
>> they say. Needless to say, I don't buy them any more and rely on
>> friends who occasionally give me their excess ones which I shuck
>> myself.
>
>That's total BS by the employer.

I think it's a bit of both. Few Australians want to do that kind of
unskilled work at any pay rate when they can get social security and
do nothing.

> They send their scallops to Thailand
>because wages are lower and there's no oversight, so they can treat
>their workers like slaves.

Of course.

> Employers use the same type of BS line
>about no skilled workers here too (take engineers), so they can apply
>for H-1B. They can't attract US citizens at the pitiful amount they
>pay foreigners from India... because our standard of living is higher
>and therefore more costly. http://www.myvisajobs.com/H1B_Visa.aspx.

Yep.