Germany needs lots workers. It is struggling to find enough skilled people to work many areas. This is because many older workers are retiring and the birth rate is falling. There are not enough young people to fill hundreds thousands of job vacancies. It needs to attract 288,000 foreign workers year. A recent report the BBC said Germany wants to fix this problem asking workers India to fill many vacancies. India has 600 million people below the age 25. In particular, Germany needs people to work in engineering, healthcare, and manufacturing. The country needs thousands nurses and caregivers. It also needs thousands IT professionals.
Germany is Europe's largest economy. It is famous manufacturing, especially cars. Companies Volkswagen, Mercedes, Porsche, and BMW make some the most famous cars in the world. Germany is also a leader renewable energy, pharmaceuticals, and financial services. The government has made it easier people to get visas to work Germany. It has increased the number visas available to Indians from 20,000 per year to 90,000. However, many business owners say more workers are needed. Indian employment expert Aditi Banerjee said: "There's a huge labour surplus India." She is helping many young Indian workers to find work Germany.
