Germany has started campaign weeks in an attempt to attract more skilled workers into the country as several industries are dealing with shortages.
The “People in Work – Skilled Workers in the Regions” campaign weeks will take place until September 29, 2023, with a total of 377 events being held in a 12-day period.
As the German Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs explains, companies, institutions, and many other labour market actors nationwide are taking part in this year’s campaign weeks as they wish to secure as many skilled workers as possible.
Commenting on the move, the Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, Hubertus Heil, said that the authorities are showing their commitment to making Germany ‘a country with skilled workers’.
Minister Heil further said that the skilled workers’ strategy that the country has launched includes training and further education.
Our economy needs every bright mind and every helping hand. As the federal government, we have therefore launched the skilled workers strategy, which includes strengthening training and further education as well as a better work-life balance.
In addition to the above-mentioned, the Minister stressed that the country wants to facilitate the immigration rules for foreign skilled workers as much as possible and at the same time, stressed that they will continue their commitment to attracting more skilled workers.
With everyone involved working together, we tackle securing skilled workers.
As the Ministry notes, during this 12-day period of the campaign, there will be workshops for companies, consultation hours, live podcasts, and many more.
Germany is one of the European Union countries that has been dealing with shortages in different sectors.
In order to help the country deal with the ongoing shortages, the German authorities have said that they will soon ease the rules for work immigration.
The German Federal Government said earlier in July that as soon as the Skilled Immigration Act enters into force, most bureaucratic hurdles will be removed, thus making it easier for skilled workers to live and work in Germany.
Commenting on Germany’s plan to facilitate the rules for skilled workers, Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said that the government wants to make it easier for all those who meet the criteria to reach Germany for work purposes.
A research has shown that the facilitated rules for skilled workers have helped Germany with the labour shortage. Skilled workers in Germany are mainly sought after in the engineering and IT sector, health, and construction, among others.
