One of the key tasks of the government is to attract Ukrainians who are currently economically inactive, which is about 8 million people, to the labour market. This was announced by Deputy Minister of Economy Tetiana Berezhna in her speech at the Kyiv International Economic Forum.
‘There are approximately 8 million economically inactive people in Ukraine. These are people who are not looking for work for various reasons. Among them are people with disabilities, veterans who have not found themselves in the labour market, women who cannot combine family and work responsibilities. Therefore, a huge concentration of our efforts as a state should be aimed at activating these groups of the population,’ Berezhna said.
She reminded that the government, NGOs and international partners are implementing various programmes aimed at increasing the competitiveness of Ukrainians in the labour market.
‘For example, the Employment Service offers vouchers for retraining, and the Coursera platform has launched the ReSkill UA project, which provides 30,000 scholarships. But, given the global shortage of personnel in the market, this is a drop in the bucket. Therefore, our common task should be to increase the number of programmes that will help Ukrainians be more competitive in the labour market,’ Berezhna stressed.
Earlier it was reported that according to the IMF forecasts, the unemployment rate in Ukraine in 2024 will decrease to 14.2% compared to 19.1% in 2023, and in 2025 it is expected to further decline to 12.7%.
