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The so-called "turbo program" launched in Germany for quick employment of Ukrainians turned out to be ineffective. The German newspaper Bild writes about the failure of the initiative, referring to the report of the German Accounting Chamber, which analyzed the actual results of the program.
According to the auditors, this year about 40% of Ukrainians who completed language courses and received vacancies through employment centers did not start work. In fact, less than one percent of those who received offers actually started working. If we look at last year's indicators, the situation looks even sadder - out of all those who received vacancies, not a single Ukrainian went to work.
Bild notes that the reason for the failure was, in particular, the fact that employment centers accept the refusals of Ukrainians from the offered vacancies, without checking to what extent these reasons are really justified. Thus, if the vacancy seems "unacceptable" to Ukrainians, they can refuse it without further consequences.
As of today, about 720 Ukrainians in Germany receive social assistance, of which approximately half a million are able to work. Monthly social benefits for Ukrainians cost the German budget about 539 million euros.
The opposition CDU party accused the government of Chancellor Olaf Scholz of the failure of the employment program for Ukrainians. Representatives of the party state that "two years after the start of the war in Ukraine, less than a third of Ukrainian refugees are employed in Germany."
