Germany launches advice centers for migrants in their countries of origin

These centers should allow Berlin to fill the shortage of skilled labor (illustration).

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Germany on Tuesday presented in Ghana a project for migration centers in nine African countries, where local people who meet certain criteria will be offered the opportunity to settle in Germany. 

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German Minister of Labor Hubertus Heil presented with his colleague in charge of Development an initiative to attract Ghanaians to Germany.

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A center opened in Accra in 2017 already exists.

He has so far been responsible for supporting Ghanaians who have arrived in Germany illegally and who have agreed to return voluntarily to their country with support from Berlin.

In future, this same center should also make it possible to select qualified people who wish to go to Germany.

Berlin is going to invest ten million euros in this project in Accra;

support from the European Union is also planned.

More broadly, Berlin wants to create comparable centers in nine countries, including Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt and Indonesia.

This solution should contribute to reducing the significant lack of skilled labor that Germany is facing.

German Development Minister Svenja Schulze talks about solutions that benefit everyone.

The World Health Organization has, however, issued a caveat regarding the healthcare personnel that Germany lacks.

The WHO stresses that Ghana itself badly needs this workforce.

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