Obligation to work for refugees: opportunities and risks in the Meiningen district
Obligation to work for refugees: opportunities and risks in the Meiningen district
In the past year and a half, the debate about the obligation to work for refugees in Germany has taken on. This topic is particularly debated in Thuringia: [Inüdthüringen] (https://www.insuedthueringen.de/inhalt.migrationpolitik--Arbeitsglung-gt-es-nicht-zum-nulltarif. current Situation in a district. Abdulkadir Acar, a refugee from Turkey, uses his time in Germany to carry out renovation work until he can finally take part in a language course. His situation reflects what many experience, while representatives of the Refugee Council Thuringia and the Landratsamt Schmalkalden-Meiningen discussed the advantages and disadvantages of the obligation to work in an information round.
A crucial point is the legal regulation that enables adult refugees to commit refugees in Thuringia. In the Saale-Orla district and in the district of Schmalkalden-Meiningen, it is already being experimented with such an obligation to work. Around 300 refugees live there, and around half of them should be used to work. By March of this year, around 60 refugees have already been contacted to take on non -profit work. It will be interesting to observe how these measures arrive, especially because refugees only receive 80 cents per hour.
challenges in integration
Despite this obligation to work, the hurdles for refugees to find a regular job are still high. Access to the labor market is often difficult by restrictive approvals and language barriers. MDR emphasizes that it has managed to find work in Germany until the end of 2024. In December 2024, this value was only 45.9%, while 43.8% were dependent on social assistance.
The Union and the SPD continue to work for refugees to be introduced to the labor market without employment through special offers. CDU interior politician Alexander Throm is convinced that work not only promotes integration, but also saves public funds. “Integration agreements” could prescribe recognized refugees who do not work, mandatory jobs or training positions. However, these measures are also with skepticism, since many experts point out that such programs are expensive and the effectiveness is not unhappy.
The situation of Uakrainian refugees
Interestingly, the situation of the Ukrainian war refugees is under a different light. You do not have to go through asylum procedures, but you need a residence permit to be able to work. Here too there is a positive development: over 40% of around 33,000 refugees from other countries in Thuringia have already found a job. In contrast, the proportion of working women among the refugees is very low with less than 20%, which indicates further social challenges.A major concern of the Federal Government is the so -called "Jobturbo", which is intended to promote cooperation between the responsible authorities and the employers. It remains exciting whether these initiatives will make refugee integration easier in the future and how public opinion will develop on the current measures. There are new approaches, but the questions of the distribution of responsibility and the actual feasibility remain in the heart of the discussion.
In conclusion, it should be noted that when it comes to the duty of work for refugees, it cannot only be thought of one -sided. The area of tension between integration, social aspects and economic necessity remains a topic that will also have to be examined more precisely in the future.| Details | |
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| Ort | Schmalkalden-Meiningen, Deutschland |
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