Economic change required: KABÖ is fighting for climatic jobs!

Economic change required: KABÖ is fighting for climatic jobs!

Wien, Österreich - The "Catholic workers: Inner Movement Austria" (KABÖ), given the wave of corporate closures and increasing unemployment, calls for an urgent turn in the domestic economy. In a statement on December 13, 2024 in Vienna, it was emphasized that the currently prevailing industrial production based on fossil fuels had to be reconsidered. Instead of this, a human and climate rights should be sought economically that meets the actual needs of society, reported kathpress.at . The KABÖ chairwoman Anna Wall-Strasser and the pastor Karl Evertolleit stated that a fair distribution and taxation of profits was necessary to cover the transformation costs incurred. They also called for social policy measures to quickly help those affected by unemployment.

The KABÖ also found that there is an increased pressure on unemployed, especially for people in low -wage sectors who are in a precarious financial situation in the event of unemployment. Wall-Strasser explained that unemployment benefit with a net replacement rate of 55 percent is a significant financial loss for those affected and further stated that the social circumstances would force many to change their job or work, which was associated with great personal challenges. This must be cushioned by rapid labor market policy measures and possibly by founding foundations for the unemployed. The KABÖ also considered the idea that the existing lack of workers could take up many unemployed people as illusory and called for educational and retraining initiatives.

incompatibility of Christian and extreme right positions

In addition, the KABÖ has emphasized the need to question Christian and right -wing extremist positions. Anna Wall-Strasser explained that the questions of the people, solidarity and human rights are fundamentally different, as well as flight and migration. As part of their initiative "Call for Democracy and an Open Society", the KABÖ provided materials for religious education: inside, which indicates the incompatibility of ethnic nationalism and Christianity, such as kaoe.at reported. Wall-Strasser and ever more criticized the demand for a "reporting point for politicizing teachers: inside" and described them as a flat-rate suspicion.