The Ukrainian government launches employment reform, according to which officially registered unemployed, who have not been employed for 30 days, will be engaged in socially useful work, said Prime Minister Denis Shmygal.
"The government is launching a reform of the entire sphere of employment. In the conditions of a full-scale war we need to mobilize all possible resources for the victory over the Russian invaders. This applies to the organization of the work in the camp. Today the government will approve the document, which stipulates that officially registered unemployed, who have not been employed for 30 days, will be engaged in socially useful work", - said Shmigal at the meeting of the government on Tuesday.
In his words, it can be the removal of debris, construction of protective structures, landscaping, repair or agricultural works.
"What needs to be done in each particular region is determined by local authorities. Of course, this work is paid for. The state pays the minimum wage to anyone involved in socially useful work. We actually eliminate the possibility that people could receive money from the state and refuse the requested work. Under wartime conditions, the state does not have the resources for this. Everyone has either to fight and defend Motherland or work for the victory and for the front," said the premier.
Schmigal also said that the status and unemployment benefits are now lost if a person stays abroad for more than 30 days during the martial law.
"Our task now is simple and clear - everyone must work for the victory. To do this we must consolidate all possible resources. All these steps to create new jobs, employment reform, grant support for business - this is a new economic policy, which will help our country to survive, win, begin to rapidly renew and renew our state", - he said.
