Food and farming snubbed in employment review

The latest Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) study has provoked anger as food production omitted from Shortage Occupation List

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The Shortage Occupation List has once again ignored the farming industry's calls for inclusion
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The Shortage Occupation List has once again ignored the farming industry's calls for inclusion

The publication of the Government's Shortage Occupation List has provoked anger as it once again failed to address the needs of food production. The latest Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) study...

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