Labour Shortage

Teenagers work inside a branch of Vodafone mobile communication provider, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine August 14, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
Europe

Ukraine businesses hire more women and teens as labour shortages bite

As the war with Russia drains the labour force, businesses are trying to cover critical shortages by hiring more women in traditionally male-dominated roles and turning to teenagers, students and...

The Schuko manufacturing plant in Bad Laer, Germany, on 26 May. Photographer: Ben Kilb/Bloomberg
Bloomberg Special

Germany is running out of workers, putting growth in jeopardy

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Migration

Fiji to hire more workers from Bangladesh

Cars for export park at a port in Yokohama, near Tokyo on July 6, 2020. Japan recorded a trade deficit in April as imports ballooned 28% as energy prices soared following the war in Ukraine, according to Ministry of Finance data released Thursday, May 19, 2022. Photo: AP/UNB
Global Economy

More Japanese firms are raising wages to combat labour shortage

A hiring sign is seen in front of a Qdoba restaurant, as many restaurant businesses face staffing shortages in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., June 7, 2021. Picture taken June 7, 2021. REUTERS/Amira Karaoud
USA

No end in sight for labour shortages as US companies fight high costs