http://www.ecre.org/refugeestories/taxonomy/term/237/0 The number of asylum seekers arriving in Austria has been steadily decreasing in the last five years. The ‘Alien Law package’ in force as of 1st January 2006 implements the EU Qualification Directive which sets minimum standards for determining who qualifies as a refugee. en http://www.ecre.org/refugeestories/page/prisca <div class="field field-type-text field-field-summary"><h3 class="field-label">Summary</h3><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item"><p class="MsoTitle">Prisca is a refugee in Austria, who fled Cameroon in 2003. She struggles to feel settled and integrated into Austrian society, and hopes one day to find a job that relates to her experience. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px"></span></p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-type-text field-field-body"><h3 class="field-label">Body</h3><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item"><div>Prisca has been a refugee in Austria since 2002. She was granted refugee status within two weeks of arriving from her home country of Cameroon, and waited two years to bring her young son to join her. But she has since found it difficult to integrate – in particular to find a job that matches her qualifications and experience. This, together with some specific incidents of racism, has led to her feeling isolated from Austrian society.  </div> <div><br class="khtml-block-placeholder" /></div> <div>“Integration in Austria is defined and limited to the level of learning a language and getting a job, and it doesn’t matter which job.”</div> <div><br class="khtml-block-placeholder" /></div> </div></div></div><div class="field field-type-link field-field-links"><h3 class="field-label">Links 1</h3><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item"><a href="http://www.ecre.org" target="_blank">ECRE</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-type-link field-field-links-2"><h3 class="field-label">Links 2</h3><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item"><a href="http://www.ecre.org/topics/reception_and_integration">Reception and Integration</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-type-link field-field-links-3"><h3 class="field-label">Links 3</h3><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-type-link field-field-links-4"><h3 class="field-label">Links 4</h3><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-type-link field-field-links-5"><h3 class="field-label">Links 5</h3><div class="field-items"></div></div> Africa Austria Reception and Integration Fri, 25 May 2007 07:51:18 +0000 editor 57 at http://www.ecre.org/refugeestories