BVG warns: Return of Syrians could paralyze traffic in Berlin!

BVG warns: Return of Syrians could paralyze traffic in Berlin!

The Berlin transport company (BVG) faces a critical challenge: Around 80 employees from Syria who contribute significantly to the operation of public transport could give up their position due to the tense political situation in Syria. This situation could have significant effects for both the BVG and the entire traffic industry in Germany, since the personnel situation is already tense. Personnel officer Jenny Zeller emphasized that the BVG has a complete understanding of individual return decisions, but departures from the team would be noticeably missing, such as berlin-live.de reported.

After the fall of the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, the discussion about the return of Syrian refugees in Germany has taken on. Politicians like Jens Spahn demanded a return of these people, which led to sharp criticism from experts. Ingo Wortmann, President of the Association of German Transport Companies (VDV), warned that the return of Syrian employees would significantly endanger the company in many transport companies. "We cannot do without them in many places," he said, underlining the importance of around 2,000 Syrian colleagues who are busy in nationwide in local public transport. According to Zeller, around 60 of the 80 Syrian employees work in the bus area at BVG, which illustrates the urgency of its job, as t-online.de reported.

The political situation in Syria remains uncertain, and many Syrians have built a new life in Berlin in recent years. District spokeswoman Franziska Giffey pointed out that around 13,000 Syrians are currently employed in the capital. She appealed to the public, reality in Syria and the need for these specialists for the Berlin labor market. A loss of the employees could further tighten the already existing personnel bottlenecks and would have consequences for the BVG and the entire local transport.