Australian immigrants will push the "chef visa" or cancel the English language requirement.

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The Australian Immigration Department is negotiating a new labor agreement with the catering industry, which may cancel the strict English requirements for foreign workers. The catering industry needs to introduce thousands of foreign junior chefs and senior chefs quickly, and the immigration bureau is making an assessment. In addition, the Immigration Department is also considering lowering the current requirement that 457 visa workers must master "practical English".

John Hart, president of Australian restaurants and catering, revealed on Sunday that the catering industry hopes that the labor agreement will extend the 457 visa to waiters and bar employees, as well as skilled senior chefs and managers.

The catering industry also requires the cancellation of English language requirements and the cancellation of the minimum wage for foreign workers of 53,900 yuan. Hart said that the wages of foreign workers should be the same as those of Australian employees. He said that kitchen workers don't need to speak English.

"The fact is that most people who enter this industry are junior chefs and senior chefs. Many people work in the kitchen, especially when cooking exotic dishes, and don't need English at all. " He said, "The language of the kitchen is the language of food. It is unreasonable to set the requirements of workplace English so high, especially for senior chefs and junior chefs. "

Philip Thompson, the restaurant owner of Cove Oyster Bar in Sydney, said that he had guaranteed two senior chefs and two managers 457 visas, and now he relies heavily on backpackers and international students to work in his popular roundabout restaurant.

Thompson said that he was willing to pay a reasonable salary, but he still couldn't find a suitable Australian employee.

Including the chef, only three of his 40 employees are locals. He has hired seven Italian waiters-"They are really great and really know what service is"-but the visa regulations of backpackers prevent him from hiring them for more than half a year.

"In Australia, waiters are not regarded as a profession-people usually regard it as a part-time job to earn college tuition-but overseas, many people regard it as a profession." Thompson said.