Can 500,000 'new-collar' jobs turn manufacturing around in Australia?
- jamessnow321
- Aug 13, 2020
- 1 min read
Suzanna Martanti has been knocked back from almost 80 jobs since mid-February, and was at one point competing against more than 700 other applicants for a medical receptionist role.
Key points: There are more applications per job across most industries compared to pre-COVID-19 times People with mental health issues advised to seek professional help as soon as possible There remain concerns about whether there's adequate help for the CALD community She had been mostly trying for similar jobs due to to her skills and previous 10 years of experience, but had felt increasingly anxious and upset every time she was unsuccessful.
Read more:Australian manufacturing jobs were down 6.7 per cent over the last five years, and the sector only contributes 5.6 per cent to GDP despite some $4.6 billion of investment, according to new research by professional services firm EY.
Key points: Andrew Liveris, who has advised the Trump and Obama administrations, says public-private partnerships in manufacturing could create thousands of "new-collar workers" in Australia CSIRO boss Larry Marshall says science used in fighting coronavirus could lead to new jobs There are plans to build a new hydrogen plant in Tasmania to create jobs Even before COVID-19 exposed weaknesses in globalised supply chains, Australian manufacturing was failing to keep pace with countries like Israel, Singapore and South Korea, EY's chief economist Jo Masters said.
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