Michael Wood: Immigration Minister says there's no need to apologise for hospitality and tourism comments

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The Immigration Minister is sticking by comments he made about the hospitality and tourism sectors.Michael Wood says businesses with low wages need to raise them to attract more workers here.He's been blasted by opposition parties, with ACT’s Chris Baillie labelling his remarks an attack on business.But Wood told Heather du Plessis Allan there's no need to apologise.“I’ve talked to some workers from that sector whose experience sometimes is a really poor one. I think this is a really strong sector, there is work to do to make sure that paying conditions are improved.”LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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