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More than one
million migrants flooded into Germany last year, and the
government wants to get as many as possible into the job market,
which would reduce their dependence on the state and compensate
for labor shortages as the workforce ages.
Merkel will push reluctant German companies to offer more
traineeships and position to refugees, Bild reported. Large
companies have been criticized for doing little to help
integrate the refugees into the thriving job market.
Companies say most of the new arrivals lack the German language
skills and the education required for a job.
Engineering giant Siemens <SIEGn.DE>, chemicals group Evonik
<EVKn.DE>, carmakers Opel<GM.N> and VW<VOWG_p.DE> and utility
RWE<RWEG.DE> will share with Merkel the results of pilot
projects with refugees, Bild said.
Merkel's office declined to confirm Bild's report, which said
the meeting at the chancellery will take place Sept. 14.
The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reported a month ago that the
30 biggest DAX-listed companies had until June employed only 54
refugees, including 50 who were hired by logistics provider
Deutsche Post <DPWG.DE>.
Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel last month urged large companies
to do more for refugees, saying their efforts pale in comparison
to the Mittelstand, the small and medium-size companies
considered the backbone of Europe's biggest economy.
More than 1.1 million migrants arrived in Germany last year,
mostly refugees fleeing conflicts in Syria, Afghanistan and
Iraq.
(Reporting by Holger Hansen; Writing by Joseph Nasr; Editing by
Larry King)
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