Ukraine will try to make up for the labor shortage with Africans, Budanov said

To overcome the labor shortage caused by the war, Ukraine will recruit more residents of Africa as migrant workers.

This was stated by Kyrylo Budanov, head of the Presidential Office, during a meeting at CEO Club.

According to him, in order to implement this plan, the Security Service of Ukraine and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have already been instructed to review the list of “migration-risk countries,” which determines the rules for foreigners’ entry and legalization.

“About two or three weeks ago, I held a major meeting on our relations with Africa. By protocol decision, the Foreign Ministry and the Security Service were urgently instructed to work out changes to the list of migration-risk countries,” Budanov said.

He noted that the strict approach is partly linked to the risks of illegal migration, since some foreigners, after receiving documents, leave their employers or use Ukraine as a transit country for onward travel.

The head of the Presidential Office did not specify which countries might be included in Ukraine’s “migration list,” or whether countries such as Somalia, the Congo, or the Central African Republic would be on it.