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Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine began two years ago.
Many Ukrainians then fled to Lower Saxony.
Several thousand have now found work - including at schools.
Hanover - Around 15,500 Ukrainians living in Lower Saxony are employed subject to social security contributions.
This emerges from an extrapolation by the regional directorate of the Federal Employment Agency for November last year.
More current figures were not yet available shortly before the second anniversary of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine on Saturday.
According to the information, the number of Ukrainian workers in the country is growing: In July 2023, there were almost 1,500 fewer Ukrainians employed in Lower Saxony subject to social security contributions, and in January last year there were around 4,500 fewer.
After Russia's attack on Ukraine on February 24, 2022, many people fled the country to Germany.
There are also Ukrainians who have already worked in Germany.
As a spokesman for the Interior Ministry said on Friday, around 111,600 Ukrainians were recently registered in the central register of foreigners for Lower Saxony.
The majority of people came to Germany in the first three months after Russia's attack.
From October 2022 to September 2023 the numbers remained relatively constant.
Since then there has been a slight increase again.
The admission of refugees from Ukraine is regulated throughout Germany according to a certain key; Lower Saxony has taken in more people than is proportionately necessary.
The Ukrainian employees are providing some relief at schools in Lower Saxony, for example, where the staffing situation is generally tense.
A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Culture said on Friday that 446 Ukrainians were currently employed at the schools.
These include 50 teachers and 396 teaching staff.
The number of Ukrainian students in Lower Saxony was just over 19,000 at the last report.
However, reporting is no longer mandatory for schools; recently only 73 percent took part.
Around 21,200 Ukrainians nationwide were registered as unemployed in January of this year - around 1,000 or 4.6 percent fewer than in January 2023. According to the employment agency, employees from Ukraine work mainly in manufacturing, construction, trade and hospitality and social services.
Lower Saxony's Labor Minister Andreas Philippi (SPD) said that the figures show "that both Ukrainians are willing to take part in working life and that the labor market is open to these people."
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There are various reasons why the employment rate is not yet higher.
“It’s important to arrive, find somewhere to live, and process what you’ve experienced.
This will need time.
“It should also be borne in mind that many women came alone with their children,” said the minister.
Before starting work, childcare and schooling would have to be reliably clarified.
“Participation in language and integration courses is also a prerequisite for many jobs.
“But more and more Ukrainians will finish these courses and be available for the job market.”
Prime Minister Stephan Weil recalled the suffering of the people in Ukraine on the anniversary of the Russian attack.
“Entire towns and villages are being destroyed.
The suffering of the people is indescribable,” said the SPD politician on Friday.
At the beginning of the week, Lower Saxony signed a partnership agreement with the Ukrainian region of Mykolaiv.
“We want to help specifically on site,” explained Weil.
The region's deputy governor, Mykola Marinov, described to him very impressively how children in particular were suffering from the ongoing war.
According to the information, Lower Saxony wants to support the region with humanitarian aid, economic cooperation and reconstruction.
Two million euros have been earmarked for this in the state budget this year.
dpa