Vienna under pressure: FPÖ demands deportations for unemployed migrants!

Vienna under pressure: FPÖ demands deportations for unemployed migrants!

The current labor market situation in Vienna and the challenges of the integration of migrants are the focus of the political discussion. FPÖ-OBMANN Dominik Nepp criticized the high unemployment rates under certain Migrant groups and demands drastic measures.

high unemployment among migrants

In addition to the numbers from Vienna, the latest statistics show that unemployment among migrants is more worrying. Around 40 percent of the asylum and subsidiary protected persons who arrived in Austria in 2019 are still without a job four years later. In addition, 31 percent of this group are still unemployed after eight years in Austria. This shows that integration into the labor market does not run as desired, especially in men and women from Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq, whose unemployment rate is almost six times as high with over 31 percent as that of the local population, in which the quota is 5.7 percent, such as the Current study reported.

The age group of 20- to 34-year-olds from these countries of origin is only a third employed. The opposite is an employment rate of over 85 percent among the Austrian young adults. This shows that the integration measures may not bring the desired success.

economic and social challenges

NPP continues to comment on the effectiveness of the existing integration measures, including youth college, and refers to reports on violent attacks on teachers who are involved in such programs. He calls for a consistent deportation policy for migrants from Syria and Afghanistan and wants to make Vienna a "deportation capital".

In the current debate, the position of the Minister of Integration Claudia Plakolm, which refers to social assistance as the "number one integration brake". She demands that migrants learn German, take on work and respect the values and laws of the country. Despite these challenges, 55 percent of the respondents rate the living together in the workplace as positive, while opinions in schools and residential areas are significantly more negative. Only 25 percent of school visitors find living together as positive.

The differentiated figures and surveys illustrate the challenges of integration and the need for effective measures to support these groups on the labor market. According to the surveys of the Federal Employment Agency are the unemployment and employment quotas for the integration process. The latest increase in unemployment in Vienna, which amounts to 359,374 people, also illustrates the pressure on the labor market.

Overall, the situation of the unemployed Syrians and Afghans in Vienna remains a controversial topic that has to be discussed politically and socially in order to achieve sustainable solutions.