Content for Mains Enrichment (CME)
Source: TOI
Japanese farmers are hiring labour from India to cut and carry down Koyamaki (umbrella pines) from mountains, due to its ageing populations.
Significance: This mutually beneficial agreement helps Japan with its worker shortages and India with its overabundance of young farmers.
Usage: The example can be used to justify that—Creating barriers to immigration hurts both richer and poorer countries. Facilitating a more immigrant workforce will benefit the global economy and create GDPs Without Borders.
