Only 19% of Ukrainian refugees aged 18 to 64 work in Germany. And this is only 2% more than a year ago. This data is provided by the German Federal Employment Agency.
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According to statistics, only 135 thousand refugees from Ukraine are employed. Most of them work in the service sector, manufacturing, construction and hospitality. Another 467 thousand able-bodied adult refugees receive civil assistance, writes Bild.
Ukrainians, unlike many other refugees, were given the opportunity to find immediate employment, as a result of which they actually get jobs much faster than other refugees. But, compared to other European countries, integration into the labor market in Germany is still slow.
Many Ukrainians who arrived in Germany as refugees have high professional qualifications. But in Germany the barriers to recognition of foreign qualifications and language skills are very high. That is why in October the German government launched a “turbo program” for employment, which should allow people to get jobs with lower German knowledge than current rules require.
According to the German Federal Employment Agency, 129 thousand Ukrainians attended integration courses in October. Of these, 95 thousand will complete the courses in the coming months, the rest – in September 2024.
Politicians from the CDU/CSU and VDP parties call for providing Ukrainians only with benefits for asylum seekers, and not with unemployment benefits: that is, a maximum of 410, not 502 euros per month (since January – 563 euros). According to the authors of the initiative, it is the increase in one’s own income that should be an incentive for employment, and as long as the state covers all needs and pays assistance, there is no need for this.
Source: Racurs
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