The "price of rights" and labour immigration: an Australian case study

Henry Sherrell

Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration, 2014, vol. 36, issue 2, 108-122

Abstract: This article analyses Australia's primary temporary employment visa - the 457 visa programme - through the lens of Ruhs' "price of rights" thesis. Ruhs has argued that a trade-off exists between the openness of labour migration and the rights afforded to migrants. The 457 visa programme provides a single case example to analyse Ruhs' theory. The analysis finds that the 457 visa programme provides a level of support for the "price of rights" thesis. However, minor methodological issues arise, demonstrating the need for further exploration of this important migration topic.

Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1080/23276665.2014.911488

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