Shortage of foreign labour hits Jordan’s agriculture sector – farmers

  • Date: 13-Sep-2020
  • Source: Zawya
  • Sector:Agriculture
  • Country:Jordan
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Shortage of foreign labour hits Jordan’s agriculture sector – farmers

AMMAN — The agricultural sector has been facing a shortage in the number of foreign labourers since the closure of airports in March, according to farmers.“The agricultural sector is one of those sectors which is heavily dependent on foreign labour, especially in the field. This is due to many reasons, one of which is lack of local willingness to take on these jobs,” said President of the Farmers Union Mahmoud Oran.Oran added: “Our foreign labourers usually have immense experience in the agricultural sector as their home countries depend on it.”On several instances, farmers complained about the plan to replace foreign labour with local labour force, he noted.Yacoub Smadi, a farmer in the agricultural region of Naimeh that is located near Irbid, told The Jordan Times over the phone that “local