Labour Shortage

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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