The German government passed an immigration law whose main objective is to attract qualified workers from countries that are not part of the European Union (EU), such as Brazil. This is yet another attempt by the German government to solve the country's severe shortage of workers.
Business leaders have long lobbied the German government to ease immigration legislation, arguing that parts of the economy are being stifled by the lack of workers and that the long-term effects could be irreversibly harmful.
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O Fachkräftezuwanderungsgesetz – or skilled labor immigration law – will facilitate the recruitment of non-Union employers Union, amidst clear evidence that there are not enough German and EU workers to meet the demand.
It also means that people who have applied for asylum and who have found work during this period can stay in their jobs legally.
Parts of Angela Merkel's conservative alliance and the right-wing populist 'Alternative für' party Deutschland' have repeatedly said they fear the law will encourage the migration of low-income workers. qualification. Unlike the debate in the UK over the migration of skilled workers, the issues of wage thresholds and quotas were barely mentioned.
The legislation will make it easier for employers to bring in workers from outside the EU. Around 1.2 million jobs remain empty in Germany, according to the German Federal Department of Labor.
Employers will no longer need to go through the lengthy and bureaucratic process of having to prove that there is no domestic worker who can fill a specific role. Nor will they be constrained by an official list of which jobs are out of stock.
Merkel's government stressed that the refugee and asylum policy will not be affected and will be strictly separate from the new law, in order to allay fears of refugees and unskilled migrants crowding the country. The information is from The Guardian.