half which there is a large number, more than half which already run dry, and those half which already run dry, and those others are running dry quite quickly those others are running dry quite cuickl . , , , , , quickly. the first limited supply issues were quickly. the first limited supply issues were down quickly. the first limited supply issues were down to quickly. the first limited supply issues were down to a - quickly. the first limited supply issues were down to a lack - quickly. the first limited supply issues were down to a lack of i quickly. the first limited supply - issues were down to a lack of tinker drivers, that highlighted a wider lorry driver shortage, a long standing problem that s gotten worse. the government has announced new measures that tackling debt, including 5,000 visas, lasting only until christmas eve. we including 5,000 visas, lasting only until christmas eve. until christmas eve. we would like to have seen until christmas eve. we would li
the petrol retailers association has told bbc that between 50 and 90% of their members forecourts have run out of petrol amid panic buying by drivers. the government s plan to bring in 5000 drivers has been criticised by labour. 5000 fuel tanker and food lorry drivers will be eligible to work in the uk the three months until christmas eve. the road haulage association insists there is a shortage of 100,000 lorry drivers. the government s scheme is also extended to 5500 poultry workers. the road haulage association said the announcement barely scratches the announcement barely scratches the surface, while the labour leader, sir keir starmer, said the government had failed to prepare and call for more visas to be issued. here s our business correspondent.
to be issued. panic buying has caused chaos at petrol stations and for some to close. this didn t stop because of a lack of fuel. initially supply issues were caused by lack of tanker drivers. that has highlighted a wider hgv driver shortage, a long standing problem that has got worse. the government resisted the idea of temporary visas for overseas workers, however 5000 will now be made available. i would have liked to have seen it four months ago. it is too little, too late basically. other sectors have struggled to fill the workforce. 5500 visas for poultry workers are being introduced. for the smaller guys, the smaller farms throughout the country, it is useful for them. but how easy is it to get a visas?
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Show Transcript WORKERS. POULTRY WORKERS WILL NOW JOIN FRONTLINE HEALTHCARE WORKERS AND TEACHERS AND GETTING THE COVID-19 VACCINE AND AFTER A YEAR OF WORKING ON THE FRONT LINES. IT’S PROVIDING FOOD FOR THE COUNTRY DURING THE PANDEMIC THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF BEEN SEREMOS SAYS THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING. THESE WORKERS ARE ESSENTIAL AS HEALTHCARE WORKERS BECAUSE EVEN HEALTH CARE WORKERS NEED FOOD TO EAT RIGHT TO THOUSANDS OF POULTRY WORKERS IN ARKANSAS HAVE HAD COVID-19 MANY OF THEM GOT SICK FROM OUTBREAKS AT THE POULTRY PLANTS. I JUST REMEMBERED THAT JUST THAT YEAR THIS MONTH. EVERYBODY WAS SENT HOME AND POULTRY HEALTH CARE WORKERS HAD TO I MEAN JOBS, SO WE ARE REALLY GRATEFUL THAT FINALLY THIS GROUP HAS BEEN CONSIDERED BECAUSE THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE FIRST GROUP TODAY GOVERNOR HUT
making them wait in line for up to half an hour. just in that time they got from pay. and tyson foods prevents its poultry workers from using the bathroom. some are forced to urinate on themselves while their supervisors mark them. how employers run their lives in my we don t talk about it. elizabeth is joining me now. i thought your article was so provocative and provocative. what should we be doing about the problem of bosses behaving like dictators. yes, so one of the things we need to be clear about is that when workers enter an employment contract with their employers, it s not a free market exchange as we ordinarily understand it. they come under the authority of their bosses. so, they are actually subject to a little government and the constitution of that government is a dictatorship.