Fostered workers are given menial jobs and paid less than minimum wage by the government, a gross wage of approximately HUF 78,000 per month. The government counts them as employed when publishing unemployment statistics. “The latest data shows that about 13% of participants of the fostered worker program make it to the labor market. I wouldn’t underestimate this figure,” Balog added.
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