The Ukrainian English-language publication The Kyiv Independent published an interview about the state of the Ukrainian labor market in the industrial sector. Among the interviewers is a speech by the head of the Zaporizhia engineering company Triada-Welding, Kyryl Krasnoselskyi.
You can read the full interview at the link:
https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-companies-desperately-need-workers-there-just-arent-enough/
Among other things, Kyrylo Krasnoselsky said:
"We had to focus on those areas that are now most in demand by small and medium-sized enterprises in war conditions. Of course, we do not forget about high technologies - for the sake of the future.
Due to the lack of employees, many companies would like to automate and robotize production, but do not risk investing in equipment. The entire territory of Ukraine is under threat of shelling, today in the industrial sector, money is invested in long-term projects very carefully. At any moment, production can be broken, destroyed.
Our company is working.Several workers went to the front, we keep in touch with them, help as much as we can. There is also the understanding of a front-line city: shelling can start at any moment, logistics are complicated, there is a shortage of workers.People do the impossible, doing even simple work, not to mention complex projects, we support each other, we hold each other and believe that with our work we are strengthening the country from within."