With Balkan construction workers in Germany paralyzed

German craftsman Hans Peter Wolfseifer requires faster visas for workers from the Balkans. Without them, no concrete buildings would be erected in Germany.

Politics has not achieved the goal of facilitating the labour market, has criticised the president of the German State Association, Hans Peter Wolfseifer. When people from the Balkans want to come to Germany, this may last for years until they get a visa.” But these people from the Balkans are particularly needed in the construction field, Wolfseifer noted. It is known that the construction sector has many difficulties due to the absence of German workers. “Without iron workers from the Balkans under construction, no concrete buildings would be established in Germany”, according to the head of German craft.

Critical for Foreign Offices

Wolfseifer has criticised German visa giving authorities for the way they act in granting visas to labour migrants. Foreign officials' “Offices act very often as authorities of rejection of foreigners. But they must be welcome centers. This spirit is unfortunately experienced by very few offices”, he told the German newspapers of Mediangrouppe Bayern at the weekend. “We need foreign labor power from the outside. Unfortunately, from entering into force of the qualified labour force law three years ago, fewer workers come than we thought we had in”, Wolfseifer stressed. Corona has played a role in the trend of reaching workers from abroad, but the labour market has not yet been eased enough. /dw