Shortage of skilled workers in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: State government receives criticism for its strategy

Shortage of skilled workers in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: State government receives criticism for its strategy

According to a report by www.stern.de, according to a study, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is facing a serious shortage of skilled workers. In 2030, the country will have a shortage of almost 60,000 workers, of which 51,000 will be skilled workers, according to Economics Minister Reinhard Meyer.

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania plans to counteract this shortage with a skilled worker strategy. The strategy includes four pillars, including the training and further education of skilled workers, securing employment potential and attracting skilled workers from home and abroad. The state government bases its measures on data from the economic research company Prognos and emphasizes the enormous impact of the shortage of skilled workers on the state's business location.

According to Lars Schwarz, employer president of the Association of Business Associations for MV, the skilled workers strategy does not contain any innovative suggestions and emphasizes that securing employment and skilled workers should be approached more ambitiously. Wolfgang Waldmüller, economic policy spokesman for the CDU parliamentary group, also criticizes the strategy as inadequate and describes it as a continuation of existing measures.

However, the skilled workers strategy is welcomed by the German Federation of Trade Unions, with the chairwoman of the DGB North, Laura Pooth, emphasizing that there is room for improvement and that gaps in the strategy still need to be filled, especially in the health and social professions. Pooth calls for better conditions for employees and criticizes the lack of attractive jobs and the uncompetitive wage levels in the country.

The criticism of the skilled workers strategy of the state government of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania shows that the government's measures may not correspond to the needs and demands of business representatives. The lack of innovative ideas and the lack of a holistic solution can jeopardize activities to secure skilled workers and have a negative impact on the country's competitiveness. The ongoing criticism shows that the measures may not be sufficient to effectively combat the shortage of skilled workers and increase the attractiveness of the business location.