Monday, April 21, 2008

LONDON-STAFF SHORTAGE HITS INDIAN RESTAURANTS

In London the Indian Restaurants are suffering from lack of workers. It is because of new immigration policy adopted by the government.It prevents the owners from recruting chefs from the Indian Sub-Continent.Many owners and consumers are facing acute problems because of the new policy that has been adopted.The owners cannot be able to deliver the products to the customers in time due to the lack of workers in the restaurant.This crisis facing the £3.5-billion Indian restaurant industry hit the streets of London on Sunday as thousands of chefs, owners and consumers staged a three-hour protest against restrictive immigration rules.
In addition to Indian restaurants ,both Chinese and Turkish restaurants facing the sane problem of shortage of staffs.They also joined in the protest organised by the newly formed Ethnic Catering Alliance, representing over 40,000 restaurants.
The Indian restaurant owners have been asked to employ Polish, Bulgarian and other migrants from the expanded European union since they did not need any permit to work in Britain.But the Indian restaurant owners reported that only the Indian chefs can do the Indian foods well and soon .

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