Long-term Unemployment: SPÖ Wants to Continue Fighting Against It

People affected by long-term unemployment must be offered opportunities with innovative approaches, said Marterbauer according to a press release. A lot can be learned from the now-concluded job guarantee project in Marienthal. "Thanks to the scientific support, we have gained new data and facts for combating long-term unemployment. In the long term, such job guarantee projects are very meaningful instruments against long-term unemployment and poverty," emphasized Marterbauer. The federal government will promote jobs in non-profit employment projects and socio-economic enterprises with the 55+ initiative through innovative approaches in 2026 and 2027. "The Ministry of Social Affairs is preparing the implementation of this initiative."

Marterbauer and Hergovich in Gramatneusiedl

Hergovich, once the AMS state manager in Lower Austria and initiator of the Marienthal job guarantee project, emphasized the importance of innovative labor market policies. It is about seeing potential in people and helping them realize it. Long-term unemployment, where Lower Austria has a "big problem," is "poison for our society."

(APA/Red)

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