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1 month ago

Can the Housing Market Withstand a Shrinking Workforce? The Role of Hispanic Labor Under Pressure

Hispanic workers are vital to the U.S. construction industry, making up over a third of the workforce.
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fromSFGATE
1 month ago

Can the Housing Market Withstand a Shrinking Workforce? The Role of Hispanic Labor Under Pressure

Hispanic workers are vital to the U.S. construction industry, making up over a third of the workforce.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Greece's booming tourism sector in race to find workers as summer season looms

'Workers are in short supply, with 80,000 vacancies in the food and hotel sector as demand from a record number of tourists rises in Greece.'
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Germany politics
fromThe Local Germany
3 months ago

The German industries that would fall apart without immigration

Germany needs 400,000 skilled foreign workers annually, despite anti-immigration rhetoric impacting public perception.
Immigrants significantly fill roles in essential sectors, contradicting negative immigration narratives.
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 month ago

Why Canada is on the cusp of a housing construction crisis | CBC News

The housing market will worsen without skilled laborers, necessitating a revamp of immigration policies to meet construction industry demands.
Germany politics
fromThe Local Germany
3 months ago

The German industries that would fall apart without immigration

Germany needs 400,000 skilled foreign workers annually, despite anti-immigration rhetoric impacting public perception.
Immigrants significantly fill roles in essential sectors, contradicting negative immigration narratives.
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 month ago

Why Canada is on the cusp of a housing construction crisis | CBC News

The housing market will worsen without skilled laborers, necessitating a revamp of immigration policies to meet construction industry demands.
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fromTechCrunch
1 month ago

Meet Ponte Labor, a startup matching Hispanic immigrants to jobs using WhatsApp | TechCrunch

Employers in hospitality, construction, retail, and other blue-collar industries really struggle to fill hourly roles while millions of work-authorized Hispanic immigrants struggle to find stable jobs due to language and cultural barriers.
European startups
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Tech industry
fromTechCrunch
2 months ago

Japan's service robot market projected to triple in five years | TechCrunch

Japan is increasingly using service robots to address labor shortages due to an aging population.
fromwww.dw.com
6 months ago
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Germany's health-care sector hit by skilled labor shortage DW 11/16/2024

Germany faces a significant shortage of health-care workers due to an aging population and rising health demands, particularly for physiotherapists and dental assistants.
Tech industry
fromTechCrunch
2 months ago

Japan's service robot market projected to triple in five years | TechCrunch

Japan is increasingly using service robots to address labor shortages due to an aging population.
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fromwww.thelocal.ch
3 months ago

REVEALED: Switzerland's 10 highest-paid professions

Top positions in the financial industry, such as banking executives, command the highest median salaries in Switzerland, followed closely by tax experts and cybersecurity professionals.
Europe politics
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fromFast Company
3 months ago

The world needs more solar farms. This rolling robot is here to help

The growing energy demand has led to a critical need for increased solar panel installations and workforce, prompting innovative solutions like AI robots.
Europe news
fromwww.npr.org
4 months ago

In a workforce transformed by war, Ukrainian women are now working in coal mines

The war in Ukraine has led to significant changes in the workforce, allowing women to take on roles in previously male-dominated industries.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
8 months ago

Undercover as a home care worker in France: I have to cope alone and I receive no training' | Sasa Uhlova

Undocumented workers face harsh conditions and minimal support in the European social care sector, particularly amidst staffing shortages.
fromwww.housingwire.com
10 months ago

Experts ask: Why aren't older workers an election issue?

Conflating old age with the capacity to perform job tasks is a misconception. Age does not inherently determine physical or mental health abilities, only a medical team can make that assessment, according to aging experts Robert Espinoza and Leanne Clark-Shirley.
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