"Basic Rule Courses" for Asylum Seekers So Far with Nearly 4,500 Participants
According to the ministry's statistics, 90 people refused to participate and had to accept a halving of their pocket money to 20 euros. This also affected around 1,030 asylum seekers who did not comply with the obligation to do community service.
Community Service by Asylum Seekers
Since mid-July, asylum seekers in federal care have had to perform community service - such as maintaining green spaces, parks, or sports fields owned by the municipality - for 10 hours, provided they are physically capable. So far, 2,650 people (72 percent) have complied with this obligation and have performed around 183,000 hours of community service.
"Basic Rule Courses": Hundreds of Modules Conducted
The "Basic Rule Courses" were introduced in May. The aim was to involve refugees even before their asylum status is clarified. Together with the Integration Fund, a curriculum was developed by the Federal Care Agency, and so far nearly 2,000 modules have been conducted. These cover topics such as culture and manners, democracy, rights and obligations, equality, and sensitisation to forms of anti-Semitism. The "Basic Rule Courses" supplement the "Orientation and Value Courses" that must be completed by already recognised refugees.
The motto in the Ministry of the Interior is that those who receive protection and support should also give something back. "Through the obligation to work, the implementation of a benefit card and the value training for asylum seekers, which has also been mandatory since June, we are sending a clear signal for a strict and therefore also fair system, tough but fair!", Karner is quoted as saying in a statement.
(APA/Red)
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