Germany’s Labor Ministry is speaking with its Ukraine counterparts about allowing Ukrainians to do seasonal farm work

Tuesday, July 20, 2021

. AT present, there are only 20,000 international workers in Germany which are classed as ‘holiday workers.’ The country has signed a pilot agreement with Georgia and Ukraine to allow workers to enter under simplified rules to work 90 days in a 180-day period. The situation is critical for the agricultural sector, as German farmers say they need 300,000 workers in the summer.

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