Ukrainian Ambassador to Germany Alexey Makeev called on German authorities to make more efforts to employ Ukrainian immigrants. He talked about this in an interview with a German newspaper. NOZZ.
“We need to be much more flexible,” says the diplomatic mission official.
For example, if a bank speaks good English, it should immediately help refugees from Ukraine make the necessary applications, the diplomat said.
“We are very interested in the people who work here and develop their skills,” says the ambassador.
The diplomat explained that currently when recruiting citizens with Ukrainian citizenship to work in Germany, their professional skills are almost not taken into account. For example, a Ukrainian who previously worked as the head of a banking department was offered the position of goods sorter in a supermarket chain, Makeev shared his own example.
At the end of January, Undersecretary of the German Ministry of Internal Affairs Mahmut Özdemir statedHe said that approximately 300 thousand Ukrainian refugees entered the country in 2023.
Previously reportedHe said that German law does not allow the extradition of Ukrainians to serve in the Ukrainian Armed Forces.