On Wednesday, the German government led by Olaf Scholz presented a bill aimed at easing restrictions on obtaining visas and work permits for citizens of non-EU countries, in a move that will benefit refugees.
According to the Al-Jazeera website, it will not be necessary to present an employment contract to settle in the country, as this will be replaced by a points system that measures "Capabilities" Candidates to integrate into society, similar to what is currently applied in Canada.
Observers believe that the aim of this step is to attract more specialized labor needed by the German economy, but it sets Berlin against the general trend in Europe to close the borders to immigrants.
Home Secretary Nancy Feather said in introducing the bill, which still needs to be passed by MPs, "We will make sure that specialized workers are brought into the country that our economy needs urgently for years".
She said the new system "It will remove bureaucratic hurdles"And"Specialized workers are allowed to quickly come to Germany and start" At work.
The shortage of specialized workers has become a real problem in Germany, where the authorities count two million vacancies currently, while the generation of the sixties is retiring.
Due to an aging population, the labor market is expected to lose 7 million people by 2035, if the government does not take any steps, according to a study by the Labor Market Research Institute.
