Labor market - Heil: Recruiting specialized professionals in large numbers from India
The German government will present concrete easements on a large scale to attract specialists from India. This specialist strategy will be presented during the German-Indian government consultations in the fall, as Federal Labor Minister Hubertus Heil (SPD) announced after a meeting with Indian students at the Free University of Berlin.
"This specialist strategy will be developed in collaboration with the Foreign Office and the Federal Labor Ministry, with German industry, with the states, and with other departments," Heil said. The goal is to send a "clear signal to India that intelligent minds and helping hands are welcome in Germany."
Heil emphasizes the importance of India
"We want to clearly show how it works in a country, in a large country," the Labor Minister said. "How we handle the acceleration of visa issuance, how we deal with recruitment in various fields, what tasks the economy has, what initiatives also the different federal states have." All this should be bundled.
"India is an important country because it is not only the largest population in the world now, but because every month 1.5 million people come onto the labor market there," Heil emphasized. There are many young people there.
The German labor market needs specialists
During the exchange with Indian students, Heil highlighted that the German labor market faces major challenges due to the demographic structure of the country. Germany needs seven million specialists by 2035 to meet the demand, according to a study by the Institute for Labor Market and Vocational Research (IAB) cited by the SPD politician.
The students mentioned in their conversation with the Labor Minister advantages of Germany such as the German healthcare system, opportunities for better pay, and good living and air quality. However, several doctoral students also expressed concerns about prospects in science here, which they perceive as uncertain. In addition, bureaucracy and the state of digitalization were named as disadvantages.
- The Federal government is actively working on a specialist strategy to attract talent from India, as announced by Federal Labor Minister Hubertus Heil during a meeting at the Free University of Berlin.
- This collaboration between the Federal Labor Ministry, Foreign Office, German industry, states, and other departments aims to send a clear signal to India that they are welcome in Germany's labor market.
- Hubertus Heil, a specialist in labor market policy and a member of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), highlighted the importance of India in the context of its large population and the growing number of individuals entering the labor market each month.
- Germany's labor market is in need of specialists, with a requirement of seven million by 2035 to meet the demand, as stated in a study by the Institute for Labor Market and Vocational Research (IAB).
- The German-Indian government consultations are scheduled to discuss this specialist strategy during the fall, with the aim to strengthen cooperation and foster a more welcoming environment for Indian specialists in Berlin and beyond.
- The Free University of Berlin serves as a hub for discussions between German officials and Indian students, providing an opportunity for both parties to exchange ideas and improve cooperation between the two countries.
- Despite the advantages of Germany's healthcare system, better pay, and good living and air quality, some Indian students expressed concerns about the uncertain prospects in science and the bureaucratic process associated with entering the German labor market.
