Greece starts moving more than 11,200 refugees out of flats, hotels, and camps to make room for other asylum seekers currently living in dismal camps
Greek officials say housing must be secured for other vulnerable asylum seekers on the islands, many of whom"sleep under trees", giving the excuse to moving more than 11,200 people out of flats, hotels and camps on the mainland.
Rahmoun's family has been given until the end of June to vacate his small EU-funded flat in the port of Piraeus. But he has little confidence that they will find alternative accommodation by then.Greek officials say housing must be secured for other vulnerable asylum seekers on the islands, many of whom "sleep under trees", Manos Logothetis, the migration ministry's asylum secretary, said earlier this week.
The country was recovering from a decade-long debt crisis and jobs were already scarce before the coronavirus pandemic, which is expected to bring additional layoffs. The International Organization for Migration runs a separate integration programme, HELIOS, that offers language courses, help with job-hunting and accommodation support.As he is now expected to fend for himself, Rahmoun says his monthly benefit of $440 will also be cut.
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