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<p>The Skilled Worker route already contains several eligible occupations from this
sector, such as weavers, upholsterers, tailors and dressmakers subject to salary and
language requirements being met. An occupation at RQF3 or above does not need to be
on the Shortage Occupation List to qualify for recruitment under the Skilled Worker
Route.</p><p>In their last call for evidence the independent Migration Advisory Committee
received evidence from several stakeholders from the garment industry, but they concluded
this evidence did not warrant occupations from this sector being added onto the SOL.
We will also not be creating more general routes allowing recruitment at or near the
minimum wage into this sector via immigration as an alternative to investing in UK
based staff and offering them rewarding packages of terms and conditions.</p><p>More
generally those business facing recruitment issues should, in the first instance,
engage with the Department for Work and Pensions about the support they can offer
in seeking recruits and supporting training.</p>
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