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Germany looking overseas for workers to ease acute labour shortages
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With most of the German baby boomers now retiring, labour shortages are becoming more pronounced.
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LONDON - Germany wants to attract skilled workers from overseas, including Kenya, to reduce acute labour shortages that are becoming a drag on the German economy.
“We see great potential in Kenya for the migration of skilled workers in many areas of our economy,” German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said during a visit to the East African state at the weekend.
