{"id":4586,"date":"2025-06-30T16:38:18","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T16:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.developeternal.com\/?p=4586"},"modified":"2025-06-30T16:39:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T16:39:27","slug":"compulsory-work-for-refugees-introduced-in-eu-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.developeternal.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/30\/compulsory-work-for-refugees-introduced-in-eu-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Compulsory work for refugees introduced in EU country"},"content":{"rendered":"

Under the new scheme in Austria\u2019s Burgenland, asylum seekers who refuse to work will face welfare benefit cuts<\/strong><\/p>\n

Burgenland state in Austria has introduced a scheme requiring asylum seekers to work for their host municipalities. Those who repeatedly refuse will see their welfare benefits cut to the bare minimum.<\/p>\n

Speaking last Wednesday, State Councilor Daniela Winkler from the Social Democratic Party (SPO) explained that \u201cmigration must be financially and socially viable,\u201d<\/em> adding that the measures are meant to reflect \u201cfairness towards the population.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The \u2018Burgenland Model\u2019, approved by the regional legislature in December 2024, is set to launch on July 1.<\/p>\n

Winkler argued that as asylum seekers \u201cbecome committed contributors to the community\u2026 prejudices disappear, and integration becomes a tangible experience.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

According to the official, \u201cthe structured daily routine provides asylum seekers with stability and meaning during a period of uncertainty.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The local authorities have estimated that there are around 130 asylum seekers of working age currently residing in Burgenland,\u00a0who appear to be eligible for the \u2018model.\u2019<\/p>\n

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The scheme envisages asylum seekers being deployed to areas where additional hands are most needed, depending on the locality.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not about symbolic employment, but rather real, everyday tasks,\u201d<\/em> Winkler clarified.<\/p>\n

According to a statement on the SPO\u2019s website, eligible jobs include landscape and winter maintenance, cleaning, delivery services, and \u201csimple auxiliary tasks\u201d<\/em> in nursing homes and libraries.<\/p>\n

Refugees in caregiving roles will work up to 20 hours weekly, while other community service roles require up to 30 hours. They will be paid \u20ac1.60 per hour ($1.90)<\/p>\n

Those who have repeatedly refused to participate in the scheme without a valid reason will have their welfare payments and services slashed.<\/p>\n

However, asylum seekers will retain access to basic accommodation, food, and medical care under all circumstances<\/p>\n

The Burgenland state councilor clarified that an asylum seeker who refuses to perform compulsory social services can, for instance, expect to be removed from a state-provided apartment, and given simply a \u201cplace to sleep\u201d<\/em> instead.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, the head of the regional SPO chapter, Roland Furst, also stated that Burgenland has put a cap of 330 people on asylum seeker admittance per year. He also called for asylum and deportation procedures to be sped up.<\/p>\n

According to official statistics, Burgenland\u2019s population stood at 301,790 as of January 1, 2025.<\/p>\n

Carinthia, another Austrian state, is reportedly developing a similar mandatory employment scheme for asylum seekers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Under the new scheme in Austria\u2019s Burgenland, asylum seekers who refuse to work will face welfare benefit cuts Burgenland state in Austria has introduced a scheme requiring asylum seekers to work for their host municipalities. Those who repeatedly refuse will see their welfare benefits cut to the bare minimum. Speaking last Wednesday, State Councilor Daniela…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4588,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4586","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.developeternal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4586","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.developeternal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.developeternal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.developeternal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.developeternal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4586"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.developeternal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4586\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4590,"href":"http:\/\/www.developeternal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4586\/revisions\/4590"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.developeternal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.developeternal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4586"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.developeternal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4586"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.developeternal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}