Germany begins to look to Poland to fill its labor shortage

The German Deputy Labor Minister Gerd Andres revealed in a newspaper interview that his country needs workers from Central Europe. The most probable decision is that the first professionals who will have an easy entrance onto the German labor market will be engineers and seasonal farm laborers. However, Polish companies, unlike just several months ago, are not happy with the idea as Poland is suffering from labor shortages in many areas and is now looking to Eastern Europe to fill the gap. "Polish companies are in a very difficult situation and are looking for professionals themselves. Unfortunately in many areas they are unsuccessful," said the head of the Polish Employers Confederation Andrzej Malinowski. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B2; Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 8; Dziennik, p. 1; Puls Biznesu, p. 8) A.K.