Labour shortages in the food and farming sector – Parliament – 7/14/2024

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in the sector. have been badly hit, with the pig sector being particularly affected. The food sector is the ’s largest manufacturing sector but faces permanent shrinkage if a failure to address its acute labour shortages leads to wage rises, price increases, reduced competitiveness and, ultimately, food production being exported

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