Germany signs agreement with Kenya to bring in skilled workers and plug labor market gaps

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German and Kenyan officials have signed an agreement to promote the recruitment of skilled Kenyan workers who can fill gaps in Germany’s labor market, and to facilitate the repatriation of Kenyans who don’t have the right to stay in Germany.

Justin Timberlake pleads guilty in New York to impaired driving. He will have to pay a fine and make a public safety announcement.German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser, down right, signs a migration agreement with Kenyan’s Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, left, as German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, centre behind, and Kenyan President William Ruto, left behind, at the chancellery in Berlin, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024.

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. “On the other side of the coin, so to speak, the agreement provides for effective return procedures for those who have come to us from Kenya but do not have or cannot acquire the right to stay here. They can now return home more easily and quickly,” Scholz said.Germany’s expansion of border controls is testing European unity

He said that he wasn’t worried that the departure of some Kenyans could hurt his own nation’s development, noting that Kenya has a large population of young people, with the median age being around 20. He said there were enough to support the further development of both Kenya and Germany.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, according to the German news agency dpa.

 

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