After the daunting and often dehumanizing obstacles which refugees have had to undergo in their migration to Europe, AP reports that there is as much as 40% unemployment in places like Austria and Sweden, and even 60% in Germany for those hoping to build a new life.
According to AP, ”Biases in hiring, lack of documents from passports to diplomas, and legal status needed to obtain a job, provide significant hurdles to refugees looking for employment.”
“Being able to work is part of life,” says Antonio Piani who left Iran eleven years ago, migrating to Austria where he works now as a janitor. “Sitting around, doing nothing — that’s bad for the body, for the soul, for society.”
