Show Duisburg's immigrants with 13% jobs subject to social security contributions?

Show Duisburg's immigrants with 13% jobs subject to social security contributions?

On May 4, Duisburg's mayor Sören Link (SPD) commented on Instagram for immigration from Southeast Europe. In his contribution, he linked a report by the "world" about immigration to Duisburg and Gelsenkirchen. Link criticized the effects of immigration in the Ruhr area, where criminal networks in particular flourish, illegally intersperson to obtain social benefits. While Germany benefits from qualified immigration, the Ruhr area is increasingly suffering from these problems.

In Gelsenkirchen, only 13 percent of the approximately 12,000 Romanian and Bulgarian migrants have a work subject to social security contributions, in Duisburg it is only 17 percent of around 26,000 people. Many immigrants only work a few hours a month to obtain entitlement to increasing social benefits. This raises the question to what extent the current political measures work and whether they can sustainably improve the living conditions of this group of people.

political reactions and demands

sören Link demands that immigrants have to make a living themselves. Otherwise, in his opinion, you should leave the country. These views are shared by local politicians in the Ruhr area, demand support from the federal government to identify and deport fraudsters faster. In this context, the Federal Government plans a data exchange between social, financial and security authorities as well as increased border controls.

These demands are in the context of the upcoming elections. Link and other local politicians are concerned that inadequate handling of the immigration problem could lead to the AfD to emigrate. In the last federal election, the AfD received the most votes in Gelsenkirchen, while in Duisburg just behind.

background to immigration

Immigration from Romania and Bulgaria has increasingly attracted attention since the renewal of European Free moving of workers. A total of around 1.3 million people from these countries live in Germany, which is around 10 percent of the foreign population. These immigrants are often stigmatized by prejudices such as the term "social tourism", which makes their integration more difficult.

A study by the Institute for Work and Qualification (IAQ) at the University of Duisburg-Essen examines the discrimination experiences of Southeast European migrants in Duisburg. It becomes clear that this group often works in precarious employment relationships, mainly in industries such as the meat industry, in construction or 24-hour care. It is particularly alarming that 44 percent of Romanian and more than 50 percent of Bulgarian social security employees earn below the low -wage threshold.

In addition, migrants on the housing market are often ethnically discriminated against. Regular apartments are often inaccessible to them, so that they are dependent on informal ways and often live in over -lived conditions. Discrimination in work, living and access to social rights lead to a precarious situation in this population group, which also takes on local social policy to question responsibility for living conditions.