What about this story that we, we mentioned earlier on today, the story about 100, 000 new, Labour to invite a 100, 000 foreigners a year into UK, ministers announce sweeping changes in immigration law to attract workers because we're short because of a severe skills shortage among British workers, is that a good idea?
And in some sectors, such as the construction industry in Poland, a shortage of workers is becoming acute.
They were hampered by a shortage of workers, missing ballots, and other problems.
"We've had crops left on the vine or fruit left on the tree because of a shortage of workers, " Norton said.
Some also are facing a shortage of workers in markets where residential construction has picked up sharply, such as Texas and Arizona.
American farmers, fretting over a shortage of workers as immigrant labor becomes harder to find, are being pushed to give mechanization greater consideration.
Meantime, because universities have cut back on courses in earth sciences, mineral geology and mine engineering, there is a severe shortage of workers.
The problem is clearest in the technology industry because of the incredible shortage of qualified workers.
Besides rising costs of building materials, there is a shortage of construction workers.
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Facing a shortage of willing workers, employers are trying to improve their offer.
In the long run, auto executives say, a shortage of qualified workers might eventually put the brakes on Thailand's auto industry.
But in a country of 3.5m the shortage of skilled workers is acute, discouraging foreign firms from investing and slowing their growth.
One key obstacle is the acute shortage of healthcare workers in many poor countries, who are crucial to ensure treatments reach those who need them.
Their absence, some suggest, will lead to a shortage of skilled workers and mentors, a loss of productivity and even a surplus of office space.
The irony of the labour market in Japan is that, despite unemployment being near a post-war record, Japanese companies will soon face a shortage of young workers.
Employer groups argue that the regulatory flip-flopping would have made it difficult for them to plug the shortage in seasonal workers at a busy time for crop production.
Constraints include a lack of on-hand ready-to-build lots (the price of pre-developed land lots has skyrocketed), tight lending standards for small to mid-sized builders, and a notable shortage of construction workers since tradesmen fled the city several years ago and have not returned.
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Inspectors were sent into Haringey to make their assessments and concluded that although there were some problems with a shortage of social workers in Haringey and with the speed in which children's cases were picked up, they judged child protection in Haringey to be "adequate".
Also, labor costs are trending higher amid a shortage of skilled mine workers, Bhar said.
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There is still a shortage of skilled mining workers, meaning more labor inflation.
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To plug labor shortage gaps and train workers, Foxconn has brought in a number of workers from a plant in Shenzhen, in southern China, and another in the central city of Zhengzhou, it said.
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If educated Sri Lankans were allowed to work in India, they could get good jobs there instead of having to take menial work in the Gulf, thus easing a growing shortage of skilled Indian workers.
Forecasts of a shortage of skilled and unskilled workers had led to an international recruiting drive, but have more recently given way to a preference for local labor.
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The Regional Housing Strategy, which has been produced by the Regional Housing Forum (RHF), looks at rising house prices, the shortage of homes for key workers and homelessness.
In recent years Chinese workers gained leverage due to an unanticipated labor shortage, Langfitt says.
There is a severe shortage of educated and skilled managers and workers to address manufacturing and service needs.
According to the Immigration Advisory Service, restrictions on lower-skilled workers from outside the EU are causing a labour shortage so severe it could cause "irreparable damage" to the curry industry.
The U.S. firms are seeking to hire more foreign workers for high-skilled jobs but face a visa shortage because of competition with Indian firms.
The human-resources department said the shortage could be compounded by higher demand for factory workers, which it said climbed 15.2% in 2012 from a year earlier.
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