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  • Chairman of the Federal Employment Agency

  • Ricardo Lang


    party leader

  • Carsten Linneman


    party vice president, former federal head of the SME and Economic Union (MIT)

  • Sara Weber / Photograph: Maya Claussen


    Former editor-in-chief at career network LinkedIn, author among others, “The world is ending and do I still have to work?”, journalist, digital strategist

  • Jörg Dittrich, President of the Chamber of Crafts


    President of the German Crafts Center Association, master roofer

  • Elizabeth Nieyear


    Economist, managing director of the non-profit Hertie Foundation, former chief correspondent of “Wirtschaftswoche”

From computer scientist to waiter, teacher to newspaper delivery man, they are all desperately wanted. There is more to Germany than a shortage of skilled workers – the new “unemployment” threatens the economy and well-being. One of the main reasons for this is that the baby boom generation retires even at the age of 63. Would they rather retire at 70?

There is also a shortage of young people: most of Gen Z want to live more and work less, and they can choose whether they get the right education. Migrant workers have not been able to fill the gaps, at least in the current rate of migration.

Have politicians misjudged the situation? Where will the urgently needed workers come from in the future? Do the old ones have to work longer? What about young people or immigrants?

Maybrit Illner’s guest is Andrea Nahles, Head of the Federal Employment Agency. She meets Green Party leader Ricarda Lang and CDU economic politician Carsten Linnemann she. Jörg Dittrich, President of the German Crafts Center Association, and Sara Weber are among the guests. The former editor-in-chief of career network LinkedIn asked, among other things, “The world is ending and I still have to work?” She is the author of the book. The tour was completed by Elisabeth Niejahr, former chief correspondent of “Wirtschaftswoche” and now working at the nonprofit Hertie Foundation.

“Workers are urgently needed – who will secure the economy and prosperity?” The theme “maybrit illner” is on Thursday, February 2, 2023 at 22:15 on ZDF.

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