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crisis regions who had no adequate psychological support and a lack of
interpreters for psychological therapy and medical exams.
The Federal Ministry of the Interior plans to redesign the support provided
by the Federal Government. From the perspective of the AOB, the following
principles are important in case of a restructuring:
Smaller
accommodations
Numerous smaller accommodations are preferable, as such accommodations
are not only easier to manage but also more pleasant for asylum seekers.
Ethnic conflicts can be prevented more easily and women, families and
unaccompanied minor refugees can receive better care. The Federal
Ministry of the Interior should look for buildings that belong to the Federal
Government, e.g. barracks, in the vicinity of the Regional Directorates of the
Federal Office for Immigration and Asylum. Last but not least, in accordance
with the Federal Basic Welfare Support Act 2005, the Federal Ministry of the
Interior jointly with the Federal Ministry of Defence and Sports can declare
barracks as support centres by way of a directive in the case of bottlenecks.
These buildings must be modified to adapt them to the refugees’ needs,
especially the needs of children.
Good access to
infrastructure
The accommodations should be in municipalities that are not too small,
as the acceptance in larger cities and municipalities would be greater and
the infrastructural requirements would be met more easily. For the asylum
seekers, access to communal facilities (event centres, sports facilities) is
important. Particular care must be taken to ensure that minor asylum
seekers can attend school.
The Federal Ministry of the Interior must massively insist on compliance with
the agreement under Section 15a with the Laender. Viewed from a political
vantage point, political deference to the interests of the Laender may be
understandable, but it creates – as is currently obvious – more problems than
it solves.
Access to the labour
market
All asylum seekers share the uncertainty regarding their own future,
regardless of how long their asylum proceedings actually last. It is still the
case that asylum seekers may not work as non-self-employed workers, even
if their proceedings take longer than six months. Their access to the labour
market is blocked by way of a decree of the Federal Ministry of Labour, Social
Affairs and Consumer Protection.
Minimus standards in
accommodation
Thus far, refugee reception conditions under the Basic Provision Agreement,
the cost of which is borne by the Federal Government (60%) and the Laender
(40%), are organised differently in each Land, whereby the quality of care
differs widely. Binding minimum standards that are uniform Austria-wide
would be necessary.
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