families that separated; Women who brought their children and themselves to safety: the images after the outbreak of war in Ukraine have left their mark on many people. In Austria, 17,235 displaced persons are currently active in the labor market. Upper Austria plays a pioneering role here.
About 48,000 people of working age expelled from Ukraine are in Austria, 17,235 of whom are also working, Labor Minister Martin Kocher revealed in Linz on Monday.
In this context, Kocher also referred to the exemplary role that Upper Austria has taken on. “The consistent course was the right one,” emphasized Councilor for Society and Integration Wolfgang Hattmannsdorfer.
“We did that”
Upper Austria offers comprehensive care for people from Ukraine, but also reduces basic services if you do not take German courses and are not registered with the AMS. “We implemented it,” says Hattmannsdorfer. There are currently 2,820 Ukrainians working in Upper Austria.
13 job exchanges in the previous year in Upper Austria
Last year, the Labor Market Service in Upper Austria organized a total of 13 job fairs for Ukrainians, in which around 1,500 participants and 100 companies took part. “But what mainly happens are the pre-selection interviews,” says Markus Litzlbauer, deputy director of the AMS Upper Austria. “It’s hard to say how many people are actually going to work for a company that was there.”
Source: Krone
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