It is intended to be a program against wasting life and a remedy against popular anger: Asylum seekers in Germany should be able to take up paid employment more quickly than before in order to get rid of state support sooner. But people who live in Germany with a toleration permit should generally also receive a work permit – and not only if the immigration authorities approve at their discretion. The federal cabinet in Berlin decided this on Wednesday.
Asylum seekers: get onto the job market faster – politics
