Hospitality industry warns of critical workers shortages as migration cuts loom
The Australian hospitality industry has launched a campaign warning that proposed cuts to skilled migration will lead to critical labor shortages. Industry leaders argue that businesses rely on overseas workers to fill essential roles that cannot currently be met by the local workforce.
Why it matters
This highlights the tension between political efforts to reduce migration and the economic reliance of specific sectors on foreign labor.
A controversial ad made by the Australian Hotels Association (AHA) has hit back at suggestions to cuts in migration. ( Facebook )
The hospitality industry has launched a campaign warning Australians of critical worker shortages if skilled migration is cut.
One Nation, the Coalition and the government have all pledged to slash migration numbers, but none have provided modelling of the economic impact.
New research shows more than 70 per cent of businesses owners think workers born overseas are needed to fill roles.
Link copied Share Share article The hospitality industry is the latest sector to push against sweeping cuts to migration, in a social media campaign depicting an Australia in which crucial jobs are left vacant due to a lack of migrant workers.
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