Politicians, employers and trade unionists agree: Refugees from Ukraine should be given quick access to the German labor market.
Employers and trade unions have called for facilitating the integration of war refugees from Ukraine into the German labor market.
“The companies, works councils and staff councils are ready to do their part to take these people on, train them and integrate them into the labor market,” says a joint statement by the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) and the federal association published on Friday of the German Employers’ Associations (BDA). However, these procedures would have to be organized in a legally secure and unbureaucratic manner. “We call on the federal government to create this framework,” said the associations.
BDA and DGB condemned the Russian attack on Ukraine “in the strongest possible terms” and supported the sanctions imposed. “We respect and support the people of Ukraine and those of Russia who are critical of the President’s policies,” they said. The political message is clear: “The Russian government must end the fighting immediately, agree to an immediate ceasefire and prevent any further escalation of the situation.” Diplomatic solutions must continue to be worked on at full speed.
Berlin is prepared
Berlin’s Social Senator Katja Kipping (left) has countered allegations that the capital’s administration is overwhelmed by the growing number of war refugees from Ukraine. It is clear, however, that at the main station, for example, “they will now take on more responsibility,” she said on Deutschlandfunk. On Thursday alone, 6,500 refugees arrived in Berlin in direct trains from the Ukrainian border area. Around a third of the people are housed by the state, two thirds do it independently.
Kipping expects the number of refugees to continue to rise in the coming days. “We have to be prepared for the fact that Europe will face the largest refugee movement since the end of the Second World War,” she said. “What we’ve seen so far is just the tip of the iceberg.” Berlin is the gateway to Europe for war refugees. So far they have managed to get everyone a bed and food for the night. The next task is to ensure that the children get places in schools and day care centers.
Source: Stern
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