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At the request of parliament, the Federal Council must amend the Aliens and Civic Integration Act. On the one hand, it should be made easier for people who have been admitted temporarily to move to another canton if someone finds a job there. On the other hand, this group of people should in principle be prohibited from traveling abroad.
In February of the current year, the Bundesrat submitted a number of ordinance amendments on the first point for consultation. For the time being, he has refrained from implementing the provisions on travel abroad at ordinance level. The consultations officially ended on Whit Monday.
Too long commute
Among other things, it must be made easier to move to another canton if the journey to work would otherwise take more than two hours for those affected, the workplace is difficult or impossible to reach by public transport or if short-term work assignments have to be carried out . There should also be a right to change canton if a person’s health would otherwise be endangered.
Regardless of the change in law, the state government is also proposing two new regulations: Anyone holding a deprivation permit would no longer be required to obtain a separate paid work permit in the future. Persons temporarily admitted, refugees and stateless persons no longer have to declare employment if the gross monthly wage does not exceed 600 francs.
SVP opposes this
The SVP does not support the Bundesrat’s proposal. Even without new elements, the reform is the result of a compromise, according to the party. However, this must be done as a whole. A gradation with reference to the current situation from the point of view of the war in Ukraine is not acceptable.
After the outbreak of the Russian offensive war against Ukraine in February 2022 – a few months after the parliamentary decision – the Federal Council activated protection status S for Ukrainian refugees. People with protection status S can now, in principle, travel abroad without a permit and return to Switzerland. The federal government can only revoke the protection status for longer journeys home.
Party Mitte argues that removing barriers also eases the administrative burden for employers. In addition, the dependence of persons temporarily admitted to social assistance is reduced.
The left supports reform
The Greens also supported the reform. The party particularly welcomes the fact that domestic violence can also justify a move to another canton in the future. However, like the Swiss Refugee Aid (SFH), the party is committed to allowing those affected to change cantons of residence if their commute takes more than an hour.
The SP hits the same chord. With a round trip of four hours a day, integration is hindered instead of promoted. The provisions on health risks are also formulated too restrictively.
Like the Swiss Trade Union Federation (SGB), the party does not go far enough in the proposed changes, even though it supports them. In 2019, the SGB had already demanded that persons temporarily admitted within Switzerland should be able to choose their place of residence freely.
The Association of Municipalities agrees
The Swiss Association of Cities welcomes the changes to the regulation. He supports all measures that promote the employment of persons with temporary admission, refugees, stateless persons and people with emergency regulations. Administrative simplifications promoted labor market integration.
The Swiss Conference of Delegates for Integration is also positive about the project. In addition to domestic violence, the separation of family members also leads to psychological stress and thus to serious health risks, which must be taken into account.
The SP is also clearly against travel bans in its statement. Like the Greens, against the background of experiences with protection status S, the party advocates improving the situation of people temporarily admitted.
The FDP and the Green Liberals refrained from commenting in the consultations.
Cantons have change requests
Solothurn cantonal government would like clarification on changing cantons. In principle, she agrees with the Bundesrat’s plan. If someone loses their job after a short time, it can pose a risk to the new canton, she writes in her response to the consultation. The Solothurn government council therefore only wants to allow moves from one canton to another if those temporarily admitted can demonstrate an employment relationship of six months without notice.
The government of St. Gallen, in turn, objects that with the abolition of the permit requirement, contacts with the authorities that could serve to combat human trafficking were also terminated. This fact must be taken into account elsewhere.
The canton of Basel-Stadt, in turn, welcomes the rapid and sustainable integration of temporarily admitted people into the labor market. Administrative simplifications upon entering employment or changing canton are considered correct. The risk of abuse of wages and working conditions when the permit requirement is no longer met can be counteracted with appropriate checks by the labor market regulator.
Pay attention to mental stress
In addition to domestic violence, there are also other forms of serious health risks, according to the response of the canton of Basel-Stadt. These include barriers to social integration. For example, family members outside the nuclear family should not be separated, as this can lead to serious psychological stress.
The canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden agrees with the proposal.
Temporarily admitted persons are persons who cannot or may not be deported, for example after an asylum application has been rejected. The reason for this may be, for example, that certain states do not take back their citizens or that those affected are threatened with persecution in their country of origin.
(SDA)
Source:Blick
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