Austria Wants to Accelerate the Integration of Displaced Persons into the Labor Market

PeopleOther ♦ Published: February 12, 2023; 18:37 ♦ (Vindobona)

The Austrian Public Employment Service (AMS) and the Austrian Integration Fund (ÖIF/AIF) want to accelerate the integration of Ukrainians into the labor market. A letter will be sent to displaced persons encouraging them to contact ÖIF and AMS in order to find employment.

A letter will be sent to displaced persons from Ukraine urging them to actively contact ÖIF and AMS when looking for work. / Picture: © Wikimedia Commons; Pakkin Leung, CC BY 4.0

After it was already decided in January 2023 that the right of residence for people displaced from Ukraine will be extended by one year and granted until March 2024, the new "Blue Cards" for Ukrainian displaced persons could now be sent by the Austrian State Printing Office. Together with the mailing of the Blue Cards, an information leaflet of the Public Employment Service (AMS) and…