Economy of Thuringia warns: Return Syrian specialists!

The Association of Thuringia (VWT) urgently warns of a superficial debate about the return of employed Syrians. The spokeswoman for VWT, Ute Zacharias, draws attention to the acute lack of well -trained employees in Thuringia. Entrepreneurs have made considerable efforts to integrate refugees from Syria by offering them support for visits to the authorities and language courses.

According to current information, around 26,000 Syrians lived in Thuringia in 2023. In the summer of 2024, over 5,300 Syrians were subject to social security contributions, mostly in the service industry. In addition, around 800 Syrians were marginally employed. Every fourth doctor comes from abroad in Thuringian hospitals, many of which have their origin in Syria. In the meantime, Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser (SPD) plans to review the protection status of many Syrians in Germany. The Federal Office for Migration and Refugees should check the protection status and, if necessary, remove. Except for the return, Syrians with a job or training position would be reported. The AfD parliamentary group calls for the return of all Syrians to Syria without an asylum, such as reported.

In addition, an analysis warns of the negative effects of a return of Syrian refugees on the German labor market. According to the information from Deutschland. in Germany in bottleneck professions, including over 4,000 as a car mechatronics engineer. In the motor vehicle technology, almost 70% of the vacancies are not filled with qualified specialists.

Around 5,000 Syrian doctors work in Germany, while about 2,470 Syrian employees are employed in dentistry. In childcare and education, 2,260 Syrians work in health and nursing. 2,160. In addition, 2,100 Syrians are employed in the building electrics and 1,570 in the sanitary, heating and air conditioning technology. According to the IW economist Fabian Semsarha, Syrian employees contribute significantly to the fencing of the shortage of skilled workers in Germany.