08.08.2007 - In search of graduates - German job market focuses on employees from abroad Government wants to pull out all the stops to make working and studying for foreigners in Germany as easy and convenient as possible.
The lower House of German Parliament has already often discussed the question of immigration. Although, for a long time the fear of uncontrollable waves of immigration seemed to be preponderant, the boot is on the other foot now. “Die Zeit”, a weekly published German newspaper, recently published an article titled “The End of Deterrence”, which explains the changes in the German immigration policy. Due to an economic boom, German enterprises are putting more effort in the search of graduates and highly qualified workers. In the meantime, the government tries to relax just recently tightened immigration restrictions to make Germany more attractive for foreigners. Years ago, politicians already knew about the importance of foreign workers for the domestic economy. The demographical developments show the necessity for taking immediate action to solve the problem. Therefore, the Secretary of Education, Annette Schavan, wants to pull out all the stops to make working and studying for foreigners as easy and convenient as possible.
According to Die Zeit, the “Institute for the Future of Employment” in Bonn supposes that within 10 years there will be about 200.000 engineers missing on the German job market. The obsolesce of the German population in combination with the restrictive immigration policy calls for a rapid paradigm shift. Even Michael Sommer, chairman of the Federation of German Trade Unions, recognizes the importance to strengthen an immigration friendly policy.
Not only Germany, however, but also other industrial nations complain about the absence of highly qualified workers. Therefore, Germany needs to overcome bureaucratic hurdles and enhance working- and immigration terms and conditions in order to remain competitive. New regulation need to be introduced to facilitate job-seeking for foreign students without having to return home to do all the permission procedures.
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