Mastodawn

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The "Equivalence" hurdle is a #scam. If you aren't from the #EU, your degree is treated as suspicious. Authorities look for any "significant difference" in curriculum to force a brutal exam covering everything from surgery to law in above C2 German. Doctors are stuck in low-paid "assistant" roles for years (which are not even counted towards residency) while waiting for a test date. It’s a waste of human potential.

#MedEd #LaborShortage #Germany #Deutschland

Gravitas Feb 5

"Why aren't people returning to the workforce?" ~~Out of touch people

https://peertube.gravitywell.xyz/w/cgN9kCAeNyAf5GAMTYczRC

"Why aren't people returning to the workforce?" ~~Out of touch people

PeerTube

AltAndPaper EN｜Satire News Jan 7

FIRE Retirees Lured Back to Work with Planet Naming Rights

Government's new plan: early retirees get to name a planet for full-time work. One recruit: 'I'll name it after my old boss and pray for asteroid strikes.'

https://alt.andpaper.net/en/articles/20260108-fire-stargazing-plan/

#FIRE #Reemployment #LaborShortage

WYM Mod Dec 19

Catherine Rampell asks: Why is the construction industry so quiet on President Trump? She reveals its puzzling silence on policies devastating its workforce and aggravating the housing crisis despite heavy reliance on non-American labor. #ConstructionIndustry #LaborShortage #HousingCrisis https://www.alternet.org/trump-construction-housing/

Builders have 'fear of speaking out' against Trump despite collapsing housing industry

Journalist Catherine Rampell writes in The Bulwark that the U.S. construction industry is curiously silent about crossing President Donald Trump, even as he devastates its bottom line and knocks holes in its workforce.“Recruiting workers for construction jobs, particularly in the skilled constructio...

Alternet.org

WYM Mod Oct 10

Did Rep. Van Orden flip-flop on immigration? Once criticizing Biden, he now admits immigrant workers are essential for agriculture’s survival. This rare GOP acknowledgment highlights the real impact of labor shortages. See how political winds can shift when economic realities hit home. Read more here: https://crooksandliars.com/2025/10/van-orden-changes-his-mind-about #VanOrden #Immigration #LaborShortage

Van Orden Changes His Mind About Immigration Policies

Rep Drunken Van Orden was all for getting rid of those immigrant workers until he was all for keeping those immigrant workers.

Crooks and Liars

Aurianne Or Sep 29

Immigration: https://www.aurianneor.org/immigration-2/

#agriculture #art #asylum #aurianneor #decentwork #democracy #detentioncenters #developmentaid #environment #farmer #immigration #inequalities #insecurity #justice #laborshortage #laborer #law #medical #migrants #multinationals #worker #nononsense #Photomontage, #politics #pollution #prison #racisme #restaurants #social #unfaircompetiton #workinspector, #workers #workingconditions

Yonhap Infomax News Sep 7, 2025

South Korea's Deputy Prime Minister Gu Yoon-chul said extending the retirement age is necessary amid a shrinking workforce, but stressed the need for broad social consensus and discussion, as the move could impact youth employment and labor market dynamics.
#YonhapInfomax #RetirementAge #GuYoonChul #LaborShortage #SocialConsensus #YouthEmployment #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=80490

خبرگزاری کوکچه Aug 18, 2025

#Iran faces labor shortages after deporting Afghan migrants. 🚨 Many employers preferred Afghan workers, but undocumented migrants are being deported. #Afghanistan #Migration #LaborShortage

https://kokcha.news/6756/iran-faces-labor-shortages-after-deporting-afghan-migrants/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Iran Faces Labor Shortages After Deporting Afghan Migrants Kokcha News Afghanistan

Kokcha News

Yonhap Infomax News Jun 20, 2025

Bank of Japan Governor signals that deepening labor shortages may drive up core inflation, raising concerns over Japan's price stability outlook.
#YonhapInfomax #BankOfJapan #LaborShortage #Inflation #PriceStability #BOJGovernor #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=68580

Maggie Maybe May 28, 2025

Idk how I feel about this. Getting into a career type job at age 18 would have saved me from getting a cocaine addiction, probably, but here in the US we don’t trust them to drive rental cars until they are 26. So a train seems unsafe, or maybe not . . . it’s on a track at least.

Teenagers to drive trains due to concerns over labour shortages | UK News | Sky News https://news.sky.com/story/teenagers-to-drive-trains-due-to-concerns-over-labour-shortages-13362760

#ChildLabor #UK #LaborShortage (lol pay them more and you won’t have a shortage)

Teenagers to drive trains due to concerns over labour shortages

Sky