Campaign 40,000: Josef Muchitsch calls for a labor offensive for the long-term unemployed

The crown crisis is also causing high unemployment rates in southern Styria. NAbg. Josef Muchitsch calls for a labor offensive and announces a corresponding request at the next meeting of the National Council.

LEIBNITZ / VIENNA. SPÖ social spokesperson Josef Muchitsch calls for a labor offensive for 40,000 long-term unemployed, along with SPÖ club president Pamela Rendi-Wagner and SPÖ municipal spokesperson Andreas Kollross. “Does the federal government want to continue to ‘pump’ millions into self-promotion or finally invest in meaningful employment measures?” Muchitsch said critically, emphasizing, “Just waiting for economic growth is not enough.” To support those who have lost their job through Corona through no fault of their own and have not been able to find a new job after twelve months, the Leibnitz regional deputy is calling for a new employment program: the “Aktion 40,000:” This Labor offensive, which is aimed at those under the black and blue “Aktion 20,000″, which was cold abolished, should be open to all age groups. The model is designed for two years, with the federal government assuming full funding in the first year. ”

Muchitsch urges to start

Muchitsch puts the costs of this initiative between 150 and 270 million euros in the first year, depending on the workload. “It makes sense to start as soon as possible, because we give perspective to 40,000 people who would otherwise be left without perspective and we also help communities,” said Muchitsch, who emphasized “that the action of the ‘40,000 ‘costs the state less than the Almsgiving- Federal government action with one-time payments for the unemployed ”.
From Muchitsch’s point of view, the labor offensive is a “win-win situation” in view of the tense financial situation of cities and municipalities. “It is time for the state to take responsibility for those people who no longer have the opportunity to work in the free market.”