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Australian miners fire locals and import foreigners

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 12, 2012 | 2:10 pm Energy Australia Europe Coal Iron Ore 

While big miners such as BHP (NYSE:BHP), Xstrata (LON:XTA) and Vale (NYSE:VALE) continue to slash jobs across its operations in Australia, some companies are hiring more foreign workers to carry out their resources projects, reports The Australian. Despite the sector’s...

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