Fruits left to rot on trees because there is no one to pick them: Minister Claire
The Australian government announced today that it will raise its permanent immigration cap from 35,000 to 195,000 in the current financial year, as the country grapples with skills and labor shortages.
Home Affairs Minister Claire O'Neill announced the increase for the financial year ending June 30, 2023, during a two-day conference of 140 representatives from governments, trade unions, businesses and industry to address workforce shortages caused by the pandemic. .
O'Neill said nurses in Australia have been working two to three shifts for the past two years, flights have been canceled due to understaffing and fruit has been left to rot on the trees, as they Not a breaker
There are more than 480,000 job openings nationwide, but with unemployment at a nearly 50-year low, employers are struggling to fill the gap
There are more than 480,000 job openings natiThe hospitality, healthcare, agriculture and skilled trades industries have been particularly hard hit. While the Home Affairs Minister said, “Our focus is always on Australian jobs… but the impact of Covid has been so severe that even if we Even if we eliminate every other possibility,
we'll ill have thousands of fewer workers, at least in the short term.📷onwide, but with unemployment at a nearly 50-year low, employers are struggling to fill the gap
Permanent immigration peaked at about 190,000 per year in the mid-2010s before falling in 2017 as immigration became a flashpoint for political debate.