Economy - Federal Employment Agency highlights the potential of severely disabled people in the fight against the shortage of skilled workers

Against the background of the shortage of skilled workers, the Federal Employment Agency has pointed to the potential of the around 180,000 unemployed severely disabled people in Germany.

Around 180,000 people with severe disabilities are currently registered as unemployed, often well qualified and could help to tackle the problem of skilled workers.

Reading time 3 minutesApproximately eight million people in Germany currently have a severely disabled card. For many, it means far more than a bureaucratic status: it can lead to tax relief, a special protection against dismissal, free local transport and – particularly relevant – an earlier retirement without deductions. However, not every illness or disability automatically fulfils the requirements for this card.A classification, which partic…

The Government of the City of Buenos Aires reported that, in view of the “critical situation that many institutions that provide services in the framework of Law 24,901” the Buenos Aires administration will “implement a series of measures to provide support and avoid the closing of fundamental spaces for the care of people with disabilities.” The sector has been carrying out several mobilizations and demanding responses from the national governm…

Around 180,000 people with severe disabilities are currently registered as unemployed, often well qualified and could help to tackle the problem of skilled workers.

I recently read an article that pointed out that the government does not comply with 4% of employment contracts for people with disabilities.I was curious to read the comments below the note, which is unusual in me, and I found one who said that work should be "for the fittest, the most skilled", arguing that we are all "equal before the law."I immediately thought it was crucial to keep informing society, since harmful actions and comments are n…