Germany needs foreign workers to fill vacancies, says labour minister

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2026-01-27

Berlin (dpa) - Germany urgently needs foreign workers to fill the country's many open jobs, Labour Minister Bärbel Bas said on Tuesday. The German economy needs "people who develop new ideas, operate diggers or work in production," Bas told a conference on migration and work in Berlin. In many sectors and regions, qualified employees are already in short supply, the minister warned. "Even if we tap into all the potential of our domestic skilled l......

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