Germany wants to bring "temporary" Turkish helpers to work at airports

Several federal ministries have announced a joint campaign for the temporary employment of foreign assistants at German airports.

Berlin - Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP) said that he takes the situation seriously and wants to help the citizens, reports Bild am Sonntag. Together with Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD) and Labor Minister Hubertus Heil (SPD), he will therefore "put an end to the staff shortages at German airports and present a temporary solution". Heil specified what this solution will look like: "The federal government is planning to allow urgently needed personnel to enter Germany from abroad for temporary work."

They want to rule out any form of social dumping and exploitation. "Employers must pay collective wages and provide decent housing for a limited time." Faeser added: "We will make it possible for auxiliary workers from abroad to be used, for example, for baggage handling."

As Minister of the Interior, the following applies to her: "There are no compromises when it comes to security." She is very grateful to the federal police for ensuring that we can all fly safely with such "massive personnel deployment". According to information from Bild am Sonntag from government circles, 2,000 to 3,000 employees are currently missing at the airports.

The aim is therefore to bring a four-digit number of skilled workers from Turkey to Germany, who can at best be deployed from July for a few months. The police union welcomed the government's initiative. However, only "qualified and certified staff" may be used for aviation security checks, said Arnd Krummen, head of the police union (Federal Police Department) in North Rhine-Westphalia, to the Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (Monday edition).

"It is important that the entire chain runs smoothly, from check-in to leaving the gate to the aircraft." If this chain gets stuck at one point, for example in baggage handling, it also puts pressure on the security check, says Krummen. However, the demand remains: "Aviation security belongs in the tried and tested form back into the hands of the federal police and must no longer depend on the interests of profit-oriented companies."

Source: Der Newsticker