DON’T DUMP ON AUSTRALIA
The Australian Workers Union has launched a campaign to raise worker and community awareness about the damage illegal dumping is doing to Australia’s manufacturing industry.
The AWU says there has been dumping of a wide range of “finished” goods competing with Australian producers. It says products like solar panels, rail track, wind towers, mining infrastructure equipment, steel frames etc are being produced overseas, primarily by China, and dumped on the Australian market.
The AWU has resolved to call on the Federal Government to establish an independent commission to investigate dumping allegations and legislate to enable affected groups and unions to ask for investigations to be undertaken by this body.
The union says that the US and Canada have more transparent laws and regulations on dumping, making it more likely that free trade will improve our living standards rather than lower them.
I support the AWU campaign. I believe national self- sufficiency is important, and I want Australia to continue to have a vibrant manufacturing industry. It is therefore important that our “level playing fields” are genuinely level.
KELVIN THOMSON MP
Member for Wills
Thursday 5th May, 2011
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