Asylum seekers to work in construction | VRT NWS: news

On Friday morning the Federal Secretary of State responsible for asylum and migration Sammi Mahdi (Flemish Christian democrat) and the employers and trade unions in construction industry announced a programme that will enable asylum seekers that wish to and have the relevant skills to be put to work on Belgian building sites. The cooperation between the asylum agency Fedasil and the construction industry will enable asylum seekers to work while their application is being processed while at the s