Celle cleaning posse: Refugees live like in a luxury hotel!

Celle cleaning posse: Refugees live like in a luxury hotel!

There is a lot of rumbling in the Lower Saxony city of Celle! Hard to believe but true: The city is urgently looking for cleaners for its refugee homes. But instead of providing the residents with brooms and mops themselves, external workers should be hired. And the best part? The cleaner is paid in accordance with the public service collective agreement, including a hefty hardship allowance of 145 euros! We can only speculate as to why this surcharge is necessary for a cleaning job. Loud Riding cobbler It almost sounds as if working in an asylum seekers' home is associated with particular risks. You have to let that melt in your mouth!

The list of tasks is long: functional areas, tea kitchens, hallways and rooms in collective accommodation should be professionally cleaned. Given the fact that a family with two children usually receives less support than the cleaner under the Asylum Seekers' Benefits Act, this fuels heated debates. Why don't the residents just clean themselves, some people ask. Asylum seekers are not allowed to work regularly due to a lack of a residence permit and theoretically could not even clean their own rooms without upsetting the bureaucracy. What a bureaucratic dilemma! Isn't it amazing how a simple cleaning problem is turned into a complex matter?

Sensational solutions or just absurd?

What is particularly ironic is the fact that severely disabled people should be given priority when selecting applicants, which shows that physical impairments cannot be the reason for external cleaning staff being sought. Has a new dimension of hospitality been achieved here by bringing refugee accommodation up to luxury hotel standards? Wouldn't it be easier to add additional services like a concierge or spa?

The city government seems to have no problem spending tax money on cleaners, while asylum seekers learn that the state takes care of everything for them. A message that counteracts any incentives for integration. Imagine if there were also driving services for necessary trips to the authorities. After all, public transport has become not only unreliable these days, but also feels less safe.

What does the public say?

Some public voices wonder about the priorities of this regulation. One Instagram post by Reitschuster According to this, many are asking the same explosive question: “Why should the state treasury take over the cleaning of asylum seekers’ homes?” It is a debate that concerns not only the costs but also the fundamental principles of integration. Even among those who support these measures, there is unease about the direction the system is heading.

Conclusion: What remains is the serious question of how long we as a society are willing to create more and more problems that do not exist in the first place. And when will we start finding sustainable solutions that are not only fair but also sustainable?