Steinbach: Too few refugees brought into the labor market

Labor market - Steinbach: Too few refugees brought into the labor market

Brandenburg's Minister of Economic Affairs Jörg Steinbach (SPD) believes that the integration of refugees into the labor market has not yet been successful. He sees too many hurdles in the recognition of professional qualifications and German language skills. "There are currently 18,000 migrants in Brandenburg who have completed vocational training. We need to get them into work by 2024," Steinbach told the Märkische Allgemeine Zeitung (Friday/Print).

"We have not succeeded in getting a sufficient number of refugees, including those from Ukraine, into the primary labor market. I have to say, I misjudged this," Steinbach told the newspaper. He is in favor of shifting the recognition of qualifications directly to the companies. "After three months, they know only too well who is suitable for a job. Then it doesn't matter whether the qualifications are one hundred percent congruent."

The minister also called for high barriers to language acquisition to be reviewed. He said that chambers of commerce and associations should act more pragmatically. Steinbach also believes that companies need to be more willing to take risks and be more open.

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1. Despite the presence of 18,000 migrants in Brandenburg who have completed vocational training, the SPD's Minister of Economic Affairs, Jörg Steinbach, expresses concern about the insufficient integration of refugees into the labor market.
2. In Potsdam, Steinbach admits his initial misjudgment of the difficulty in integrating refugees, including those from Ukraine, into the primary labor market.
3. To streamline the process, Steinbach proposes shifting the recognition of qualifications directly to companies, as they are better equipped to assess suitability for jobs after a few months.
4. Promoting language acquisition and encouraging companies to take more risks and be more open are some of the strategies Steinbach suggests for facilitating the integration of migrants into Brandenburg's labor market.

Source: www.stern.de