Unions demand detail of Australia’s free trade deal with UK citing concerns for workers

ACTU says British documents on in-principle trade agreement suggest Australian firms would not have to prioritise hiring locals

• The UK free trade deal: what's in it for Australia?

Australia's peak union council is demanding the Morrison government release a text of its new free trade deal with the United Kingdom after flagging concerns about the impact of liberalised labour provisions on local workers.

The in-principle trade agreement has been broadly welcomed in Australia, but the ACTU says there is mounting evidence" the two governments will remove labour market testing, allowing Australian employers to fill vacancies through visa programs without first determining whether local workers could do the job.