I live in Austria for last 13 years and worked in gastronomy and tourism almost all of this time and these industries employ 90% immigrants (from ~2nd world countries lets say) traditionally balkan population post Jugo war but all other kinds of eastern Europeans, a lot of hungarians in last years since Orban is making it unlivable, but also afrikans, arabs etc..

Getting a job in these industries is extremely easy, even with no experience and no german knowledge as there are always more jobs available then workers. Most of employers also has kicked racism completely and are more than humane to all the foreign workers cause their realize that their businesses wont run without

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this sound true. it's the same in Germany and the Nordics that the foodie business (both preparation and delivery) is dominated by immigrant labor.

How has the wages in the food business fared fir the past 10 years though?

Minimum is 40-50%higher than 13 years ago, my own salary doubled in that time with German knowledge, experience and negation skills increasing. Gladly I have successfully escaped the industry:D

Though point about delivery getting big. might be that those salaries are shil like all the rest of gig economy.