The mining and metallurgical group Metinvest is working to bring specialists back from abroad.
According to information from the company cited by the online publication LIGA.net, the priorities include regular personal contact with managers, invitations to online strategic sessions, involvement in important decisions, and updates on changes and opportunities.
“People return to where they remain visible,” the company emphasized.
In addition, it is noted that the company is using other practices to bring compatriots back from abroad to overcome the labor shortage. At the same time, it is noted that, in general, businesses in Ukraine are facing an unprecedented labor shortage. According to the European Business Association, 74% of Ukrainian companies reported a labor shortage in 2025.
At the same time, Ukraine has a large talent pool—5.6 million Ukrainians living abroad. 43% of them plan to return home, according to a study by the Center for Economic Strategy.
Business initiatives, in particular, offer educational and career opportunities, as well as financial support to attract Ukrainians back to their homeland. These programs are aimed at creating conditions for professional development and participation in the country’s reconstruction. The metallurgical holding company also emphasizes career opportunities and involvement in the reconstruction effort.
In 2025, Metinvest launched the Steel Force program for Ukrainian students studying at universities in the UK and Poland. The students completed paid internships at the Group’s facilities in the UK, Switzerland, Bulgaria, the Netherlands, and elsewhere. Some of them remained to work at Metinvest after completing the program.
“The program offers the opportunity to build a career at an international company and participate in projects aimed at rebuilding Ukraine and developing the domestic mining and metallurgical sector,” the company’s press service noted.
Metinvest is a vertically integrated group of mining and metallurgical enterprises. Its facilities are located in Ukraine—in the Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Dnipropetrovsk regions—as well as in European Union countries, the UK, and the US.
The holding’s main shareholders are the SCM Group (71.24%) and Smart Holding (23.76%). Metinvest Holding LLC is the management company of the Metinvest Group.
