Abstract
According to recent research carried out by ILO, enterprises in the agro-processing sector struggle to find a suitable workforce with the appropriate technical and core work skills. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant negative impact on the economy and to find the right skills set is a further challenge. Employers find a lack of non-technical skills in new and existing employees impact on productivity and in the high turnover numbers of entry-level workers costing businesses time and money in recruiting and retraining new staff. The workers themselves are largely unsuccessful in gaining and sustaining decent work as a result.