Two months after the start of the war, the city can expect 58,000 new Berliners from the Ukraine. “And new ones are added every day,” says Senator for Social Affairs Katja Kipping (44, left).
The number of refugees, initially 10,000 a day, has fallen sharply. Currently up to 2000 daily, because trains from Poland are routed past Berlin and coaches are distributed to other federal states from the TXL arrival center.
Around 35 percent stay in the city – assuming they have family here, are doing an apprenticeship and are not able to travel. “You have to be prepared for the fact that many newcomers will stay longer,” says Kipping.
11,100 already have a residence permit for two years. 41,050 refugees made representations to the twelve social welfare offices in Berlin, and from June the job centers of the federal government will be responsible for subsistence, housing costs and integration courses.
There are now first indications that Ukrainian women are being forced into “exploitative working conditions”. But they would have a right to an employment contract and minimum wage.
