Article 759ZG Spain fills vacant shepherd jobs with people from elsewhere

Spain fills vacant shepherd jobs with people from elsewhere

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Spain has been struggling for years to find people willing to live and work as shepherds. It can be tough, lonely work at times. But a new training program has found a way to fill those rural jobs: by tapping into Spain's immigrant and newly-arrived refugee communities, many of whom have shepherding experience back home and who love the idea of working with animals. The World's Gerry Hadden reports from Ciudad Real, in central Spain.

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