Germany to increase skilled labour visas for Indians to 90,000
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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: Facing a workforce shortage, Germany is planning to substantially increase the number of skilled labour visas it grants for Indians to 90,000 every year, from the current cap of 20,000, said ambassador Philipp Ackermann. With a worker shortage worsening Germany’s economy, these visas will be used to fill gaps in sectors such as information technology, nursing and caregiving, Ackermann said in an interview.
Germany’s move follows Japan that is looking at Indian talent to fire up its economy. This assumes significance given that 570,000 job vacancies are unfilled in Germany, according to the German Economic Institute. An India-Germany intergovernmental consultation is scheduled to take place later this month, where German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is expected to meet PM Narendra Modi to discuss the bilateral strategic partnership in trade, climate change, environmental protection, and defence and military partnership, he added.
“One thing which is also very important for our strategic partnership, which is the skilled labour migration to Germany. Germany needs skilled labour on many levels like IT engineers, bus drivers, and caregivers. We have experienced a sort of migration influence from India which we found very, very good.
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