The Government has decided to include 200,000 unemployed in its public work scheme during the winter season, the Ministry of National Economy said. Some 100,000 people will in effect work from November until next April and the other 100,000 will participate from December until March in training programmes aimed at helping them find future employment, the ministry added.
The training will be aimed at teaching or advancing skills and also providing professional qualifications in areas helping participants to find permanent employment later on. The scheme for the winter of 2013/2014 has been designed to cover primarily the eastern counties of Borsod-Abaúj- Zemplén, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg, Hajdú-Bihar and Békés, where a large number of people have already been employed in public works projects. The Government has allocated a total of 19 billion forints (EUR 64m) for the programme from the central budget and is providing an additional 24 billion forints from EU funds.
(Ministry for National Economy, MTI)
