AfD on work and social affairs

The AfD wants to address the shortage of skilled workers and labor mainly with people already living in the country. Immigration would be considered only for specific needs and only for highly qualified people who speak German. Master craftsman training would become free.

The AfD wants to find missing workers at home first. Only a few well-trained people should come from abroad. They should speak German. Training to become a master craftsperson should be free. Young skilled workers should stay in Thuringia.

In the platform's view, the attempt to gain workers through uncontrolled immigration has failed; it speaks of immigration into the welfare systems. Immigrants should be highly qualified and willing to integrate. Vocational and academic education would be treated equally by making master craftsman training and higher vocational training free of charge. To stop young skilled workers from leaving, the AfD relies on lower taxes. Less bureaucracy, digitization and an end to mass immigration would, according to the platform, free up staff for other areas.

The AfD rejects Bürgergeld (citizen's income) because it believes it encourages people not to work. It would be replaced by a basic income support that clearly favors paid work. People who work should have noticeably more than those who do not.

The AfD is against Bürgergeld. It wants a different basic support. Basic support is money from the state to live on. People who work should have clearly more money. Work should always pay off.

According to the platform, labor market policy should activate existing potential and reward effort. The AfD cites the Bürgergeld of the federal coalition as an example of a policy that burdens high performers. The basic support it calls for would keep a sufficient gap between wages and welfare benefits.