Overview

• Thuringian courts upheld the legality of mandatory work assignments for asylum seekers, rejecting Hamid S.'s appeal as 'unfounded.'
• Hamid S. had refused a hospital job citing poor atmosphere and concerns over replacing regular staff, leading to a legal battle.
• The program requires asylum seekers to work up to 25 hours weekly at 80 cents per hour in public or non-profit roles.
• Despite the legal defeat, Hamid S. now holds a regular, insured job at a logistics company, rendering the ruling moot in his case.
• The work-duty initiative, affecting 158 individuals, remains active and continues to draw administrative and political scrutiny.