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This can help Germany to compensate for a shortage of skilled workers, Scholz said, adding that Germany was already feeling the impact of such a labor shortage. She further said that the shortage would be with her country for decades to come.
German and Kenyan officials signed an agreement recently in Berlin to promote the recruitment of skilled workers, who can fill gaps in Germany’s labor market. This will facilitate the repatriation of Kenyans who don’t have the right to stay in Germany.
The agreement was signed during a visit to Germany by Kenyan President William Ruto, who met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Scholz told reporters after a signing ceremony that it was an important agreement that marks an effort by Germany and Kenya to cooperate more closely on migration.
This can help Germany to compensate for a shortage of skilled workers, Scholz said, adding that Germany was already feeling the impact of such a labor shortage. She further said that the shortage would be with her country for decades to come.
Germany has grappled for years with the need to attract more skilled workers from outside the European Union. Experts say the country needs about 400,000 skilled immigrants each year as its aging workforce shrinks.
The agreement also provides for effective return procedures for those who have come to Germany from Kenya but do not have or cannot acquire the right to stay here. Ruto said the agreement benefits both sides since it brings together the potential of educated young Kenyans and German technology and resources.
Scholz said Germany would benefit from the large number of Kenyan IT specialists. Germany has already signed similar agreements with India, Georgia, and Morocco, and will sign one this weekend with Uzbekistan during a visit there by Scholz.
The agreement was signed by German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser and Kenyan’s Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi in a ceremony at the chancellery in Berlin on Friday as Scholz and Ruto stood behind them.
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Scholz’s unpopular coalition government is facing a challenge from the far-right, anti-immigration Alternative for Germany, or AfD, which did well in two recent state elections in eastern Germany. Another comes on September 22 in Brandenburg, the state surrounding Berlin.
