Swiss cheese makers rely on foreign workers to preserve their industry


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This is a phenomenon that has affected all of Europe since Covid-19. Lack of skilled labor. Health, construction, tourism, catering… We have lost count of the number of sectors affected. Switzerland is not spared. Its cheese makers struggle to recruit young people interested in the dairy trades. Result: professionals rely more and more on foreign workers – including asylum seekers.


Swiss cheese makers struggle to recruit young people interested in the dairy trades.

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