Hospitality industry suffering shortage of migrant slaves

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A new survey by the Australian Bureau of Statistics suggests that many businesses are finding it hard to attract skilled workers, with hospitality supposedly experiencing the biggest worker shortage:

It’s hard to take this type of survey serious when the accommodation and food sector has experienced the biggest COVID-19 job and wage losses:

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The hospitality industry is also notorious for wage theft and migrant exploitation (see here and here).

If the hospitality wants workers, it should offer legal wages and training.

About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.