The alarming expansion of the lack of skilled labor in Ukraine
| An official of the Ukrainian parliament, referring to the continuation of the military conflict, mass immigration and mobilization law, called the lack of specialized labor in the country's economy a disaster and considered the current situation unprecedented in the entire history of Ukraine. |
According to the international group Tasnim news agency, Dimitri Natalukha was quoted by Novosti news agency. The head of the Economic Development Committee in the Supreme Parliament of Ukraine admitted in a television interview last night that the lack of labor necessary to advance the country’s economic cycle has reached a catastrophic level due to the continuing military conflict with Russia, and such a situation is unprecedented in history.
This parliamentary official said: “In terms of manpower, the state of the country is a disaster in every sense, we are facing a crazy shortage of manpower in certain specializations in the field of production and industry, and this has never happened before. Of course This situation is normal: because many people have left the country, many people have gone to the front, a large group is busy in rehabilitation departments in hospitals, and the training program for the new workforce has not continued, while a large number of universities are also closed.
Natalokha noted that there is much work to be done in Ukraine, but there is a serious shortage of personnel.
In late 2023, Prime Minister Nikolai Azarov Ukraine’s former president warned that the country is in a deep economic crisis and its bankruptcy is obvious. According to him, the Kiev authorities, having received large financial aid from Western partners, are just “walking around happily”. “They ran and clapped for themselves” but now they are unable to complete the state budget independently.
Last November, the Supreme Parliament of Ukraine approved the state budget for 2024. The revenue side of the government is almost twice as low as its expenditure side, the difference being 1.768 trillion hryvnias ($49.32 billion) versus 3.35 trillion ($92.5 billion). In addition, next year the government of Ukraine has to pay 606.47 billion hryvnias ($16.42 billion) in public debt, which is also counted on foreign financial aid.
Almost a month ago, the Central Bank of Ukraine It had reported that the country was facing a labor shortage due to the significant emigration of a large part of the population abroad and the mobilization of men to fill the ranks of the Ukrainian forces. It was mentioned in this report that the continuation of the war continues to fuel and increase the deterioration of the situation in the labor market.
| Publisher | Tasnim News |
