Industry body Cotton Australia is taking action to help solve what it calls one of the sector’s most enduring challenges, the shortage of seasonal workers.

It has set up a new online jobs service to connect cotton growers to prospective employees. Cotton farmers will be able to post details of vacancies on the site and view applications, which job-seekers will be able to submit to the site using a simple online form. Queensland’s state government has helped fund the project.

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