Suzanne
16-06-07, 11:55 AM
At the moment Germany experiences acute need of qualified workforce – mainly craftsmen, medical personnel and engineers in the field of machine-building and electro-technics.
The companies, which are traditionally export-oriented, search for personnel from abroad and insist on the German politicians to liberalize the regime for foreign workforce' access to local labor markets.
In an interview for Deutsche Welle, Oliver Haikhaus from the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry claims that “at least half of the industrial enterprises in Germany meanwhile experience difficulties to hire qualified enough personnel for some of the available workplaces”
Information from the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry shows that there are nearly 20 000 free workplaces for engineers. The problem has intensified after German economic environment revived recently and domestic demand increased.
Against this background the problem with the labor force shortage becomes more palpable and exigent. The German Chamber of Commerce and Industry have been appealing for a long time to the politicians for a relieved regime for access of East-European workers to the German labor market.
Yet, this lobby campaign has not so far succeeded.
Oliver Heikhaus continues that the German labor market needs to be widely opened for foreign specialists despite the fact that unemployment in Germany is still relatively high. He adds that 40% of the unemployed don't have any professional qualification, which makes them unsuitable for most of the vacant engineering positions.
Mr. Heikhaus claims that the unfavorable demographic development of Germany does not provide for any alternative other than more flexible regulation of the immigration flow and more liveral rules for citizens from East Europe. He concludes that otherwise Germany will be in the position of loser in the world competition for the most qualified workers.
http://international.ibox.bg/news/id_451351166
The companies, which are traditionally export-oriented, search for personnel from abroad and insist on the German politicians to liberalize the regime for foreign workforce' access to local labor markets.
In an interview for Deutsche Welle, Oliver Haikhaus from the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry claims that “at least half of the industrial enterprises in Germany meanwhile experience difficulties to hire qualified enough personnel for some of the available workplaces”
Information from the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry shows that there are nearly 20 000 free workplaces for engineers. The problem has intensified after German economic environment revived recently and domestic demand increased.
Against this background the problem with the labor force shortage becomes more palpable and exigent. The German Chamber of Commerce and Industry have been appealing for a long time to the politicians for a relieved regime for access of East-European workers to the German labor market.
Yet, this lobby campaign has not so far succeeded.
Oliver Heikhaus continues that the German labor market needs to be widely opened for foreign specialists despite the fact that unemployment in Germany is still relatively high. He adds that 40% of the unemployed don't have any professional qualification, which makes them unsuitable for most of the vacant engineering positions.
Mr. Heikhaus claims that the unfavorable demographic development of Germany does not provide for any alternative other than more flexible regulation of the immigration flow and more liveral rules for citizens from East Europe. He concludes that otherwise Germany will be in the position of loser in the world competition for the most qualified workers.
http://international.ibox.bg/news/id_451351166