Germany is dependent on labor migration – says Detlef Scheele from the Federal Employment Agency. Because the country and the economy were running out of workers.
From the point of view of the Chairman of the Board of the Federal Employment Agency, Detlef Scheele, Germany needs around 400,000 immigrants per year – and thus significantly more than in previous years.
“But for me it is not about asylum, but about targeted immigration for the gaps in the labor market,” said Scheele of the “Süddeutsche Zeitung” (Tuesday). “From care and air conditioning to logistics specialists and academics: There will be a shortage of skilled workers everywhere.” Regarding possible resistance to migration, he said: “You can stand up and say: We don’t want any foreigners. But it does not work.”
“The fact is: Germany is running out of workers,” said Scheele. Due to the demographic development, the number of potential workers in typical professional age will decrease by almost 150,000 this year. “It will be much more dramatic in the next few years,” said Scheele. “Germany can only solve the problem by qualifying unskilled workers and people with lost jobs, letting women workers who involuntarily work part-time work longer – and above all by bringing immigrants into the country,” said Scheele. The new federal government must tackle everything.
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