POTSDAM — Chancellor Olaf Scholz said this weekend Germany should attract more foreign workers and make it easier for women and older people to work in order…
The government is already working hard on attracting foreign workers to “keep the show on the road” in Europe’s biggest economy, Scholz told a citizen forum in Potsdam, near Berlin.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails.
Scholz said this meant the government might not have to substantially raise pension contributions before the end of its mandate in 2025. The government also wanted to see a rise in the share of women in the workforce, he said in an interview published by the Funke media group. At the moment, 72.1% of women are engaged in the workforce in Germany, compared to 85.3% in Sweden.“That’s difficult for many people today,” he said.
Germany’s statistics office said last week the population would likely rise by 1 million to 84 million this year due to migration from Ukraine. It could reach 90 million by 2070, if immigration levels are high, it added.
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