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Is Germany really attractive for foreign workers?

2022-12-14 18:04:55Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA PETER HILLE
Is Germany really attractive for foreign workers?
Adrian Oku installer of heating systems

Germany requires a qualified workforce, about 400,000 people per year. Adrian Oku from Kavaja, an installer for heating systems, has just arrived in the country and has good chances to find a job in his profession.

Adrian Oku from Kavaja has come directly from Albania to look for a job opportunity in Germany. In Frankfurt am Main he waits at the Welcome Center for Skilled Foreign Workers in the state of Hesse, wearing a sweatshirt and hoodie. In German offices, the heating is not kept on much this winter. "I'm looking for a job here because I want to live in Germany," he told Deutsche Wellen. "I like germany. Germany has been my dream." After qualifying as an equipment mechanic, Adrian worked as an installer and maintainer for heating systems. Alberto Coronado, project coordinator of the welcome center, tries to make it easier for workers like Adrian to come to Germany. "When you come to another country at first everything is new", he says. "We're here to make it easier for these workers to get started."

Is Germany really attractive for foreign workers?
Alberto Coronado

German difficult, but beautiful

Alberto Coronado takes a close look at Adrian Oku's resume. "Here you must write that you worked as an electrician in this company", he advises Adrian. Two companies in the Hesse region come to the coordinator's mind, which may show interest in Adrian Okun. The need for installers is great in Germany. "But now we have to send your CV once," says Alberto Coronado. "The odds look good."

The biggest obstacle for Adrian Okun remains the German language. He takes a long time to find the right words in German and thinks carefully before he says something. German is really hard, he says. "But also beautiful."

In the OCD study, four out of ten respondents cite German as an obstacle to coming to work in Germany. In Germany, German is mainly spoken in factory departments, laboratories or conference rooms. But what seems self-evident to Germans, isn't it a factor that weakens Germany in the competition to attract labor?

Chris Pyak, consultant to applicants for a job in Germany, says Yes. What Alberto Coronado does in Hesse, he does as an entrepreneur in Düsseldorf. 25,000 people have subscribed to his online magazine. The main obstacles for the international workforce to come to Germany are not the immigration rules or the recognition of diplomas, according to him. "But the fact that in all of Germany only 4% of all jobs are written in English."

This at a time when many jobs that are required today can be done even with knowledge of the English language. A software specialist for example, says Pyak. "In thousands of companies around the world this is a given." Pyak demands a new culture against immigrants. "If we want the best to come to us, we must strive for them. Otherwise, only those who have no other choice come."

Even Jessica James, 31 years old, with a bachelor's degree in economics, 9 years of work in various banks would probably be a suitable workforce for Germany. She lives in Islamabad, Pakistan and cites religion as the only reason for leaving the country. "I am a Christian in a Muslim country," she told DW on the phone.

Is Germany really attractive for foreign workers?
Jessica James will immigrate to the Netherlands

But Germany is not a country where Jessica would come to work. To work there, you need German and it is difficult to learn as a language, she says. "Besides, Germany is very strict in granting visas, and I've heard that Germans are strict with black people, with immigrants in general." The young banker wants to immigrate to the Netherlands.

The OECD sees great potential

Cold people, difficult language, difficult visa? It sounds like Germany is not that attractive for foreign workers. Thomas Liebig, an expert for the Organization for Co-operation and Development, OECD disputes this. He sees "a huge potential of highly qualified forces coming to Germany." In recent studies and surveys, Germany has been rated quite positively, although it is behind Australia and the USA.

Liebig and his colleagues conducted surveys of about 30,000 people who visited the German government's website for skilled foreign workers, that is, those who are interested in a job in Germany. The biggest obstacle they have is how to specifically look for a job in Germany. Either because they can't read online job postings, or because they don't have help with applications. Most imagine coming to Germany because of good job and career opportunities. And two out of three respondents mention the high quality of life in Germany as a reason for their interest./ DW

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