Schwerin introduces the obligation to work for citizens' places: Is that fair?

Schwerin introduces the obligation to work for citizens' places: Is that fair?

in Schwerin, the state capital of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, is now being made seriously: Citizens' places must be made to work! This controversial new regulation, which is the first of its kind in Germany, was adopted by the city council and is intended to help those affected to return to work. Guiding principles for this brave procedure are the politicians from AfD and CDU, who are thus initiating a debate that could also cause a breath of fresh air in other cities like Berlin. Christoph Meyer, the Berlin vice boss of the FDP, supports this initiative and emphasizes the positive effects of the work that can be expected by employable citizens' gates. "They should learn to appear again on time and to take on responsibility," he says, while he suggests concrete activities such as cleaning work in parks and at train stations, as BZ Berlin reported.

The obligation to work applies not only to citizen applicants, but also to asylum seekers who receive social benefits. The initiative stipulates that those affected will receive an hour to two euros in the future if they do non -profit work. Anyone who refuses must expect a reduction in their social benefits. Mayor Rico Badenschier from the SPD was against the application, but still sees the need for a sustainable concept that is to be developed in cooperation with the job center and social organizations. Gert Rudolf, CDU parliamentary group leader in Schwerin, describes the project as a "legitimate message", since it already showed success in other federal states, as N-TV reported.

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