Ukraine's Labor Shortage Forces Firms to Rewrite Hiring Rules

Ukrainian companies are abandoning traditional hiring filters as mobilization, migration, and a growing skills mismatch make qualified workers harder to find. Vacancies that once took two to three weeks to fill now take two to three months. Wages are climbing and employers are turning to veterans, students, older worke

In a survey conducted last year by Japan's labor ministry, 68.2% of companies said they hired foreign nationals to ease a labor shortage.

TOKYO -- Japan's halt in accepting new foreign workers under the Specified Skilled Worker (i) status for the food service sector from April this year