Bundesrat: Open up the labor market for asylum seekers faster
The Bundesrat wants to open up the labor market for asylum seekers more quickly. The upper house of parliament adopted a resolution on Thursday to this end. The federal government is called upon to adjust the Residence Act accordingly.
Asylum seekers who have not yet received a decision on their asylum application should be able to work after three months, the Bundesrat demanded. Currently, this is only possible after six months. In addition, the Bundesrat wants to abolish the priority check. This means that when awarding jobs, employers must first examine whether there are no suitable German or EU citizens before they can hire an asylum seeker.
The Bundesrat justifies its demands with the fact that the integration of asylum seekers into the German labor market can only succeed if they can work quickly. The current regulations would constitute an obstacle to this.
The federal government has so far rejected the demands of the Bundesrat. The Ministry of Labor fears that the labor market would be overloaded if asylum seekers were allowed to work more quickly. In addition, the priority check is intended to protect German and EU citizens from unemployment.
The Bundesrat resolution is not legally binding for the federal government. However, it shows that there is a broad consensus in the federal states on the need to open up the labor market for asylum seekers more quickly.
Bundesrat: Arbeitsmarkt schneller für Asylbewerber öffnen
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