Germany wants to recruit health workers in Brazil
Exterior view of Charité Hospital in Berlin, Germany. AP - Michael Sohn
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Germany is sorely lacking in skilled labor, the government will adopt a new law to favor selective immigration. In some sectors, the shortage is glaring and Berlin is turning directly to certain countries to find solutions. This is the case in health, where there is a shortage of health care staff. After other countries, staff could be recruited in Brazil.
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With our correspondent in Berlin, Pascal Thibaut
When there is a shortage of manpower, ministers will act as recruiters when travelling abroad. Three months ago, two members of the German government were in Ghana. In June, the Minister of Labour and his colleague from Foreign Affairs will travel to Brazil to find staff for the German health sector.
Agreements have been concluded in the past with Mexico and Indonesia, and contacts have been established with Mexico. The German authorities want to avoid soliciting personnel from countries that need them. The Albanian Prime Minister protested in March against the recruitment of health personnel by Germany.
So far, these efforts abroad have not been successful. Last year, 656 foreign nurses found jobs in Germany. But 500,000 caregivers will retire in the next ten years, as needs increase. Germany had two million people in need of care in 1999; They were five million at the end of 2021.
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