Germany is suffering from a huge shortage in skilled labour and the only way businesses can plug this massive gap is by attracting at least 400,000 foreign workers to the EU country every year, according to the IAB Institute for Employment Research. More than one million asylum seekers arrived in Germany since 2015, thanks to Chancellor Angela Merkel’s open-door migration policy. Merkel’s government is pushing through for a new law that would help bring in skilled workers to Germany. The law will also speed up the visa process for non-EU applicants, which currently takes up to six months to process. The law is also designed to “control the influx of low-skilled workers who might take advantage of the country’s generous welfare system,” according to The Daily Express.

Source: The Local July 27, 2024 15:14 UTC