The voted down proposal concerned a corona adaptation of the law on residence permits for students at upper secondary level, where the deadline for arranging permanent employment after upper secondary school would be extended from six to twelve months.
- It is possible to fix a temporary position and twelve months would have helped because it increases the chance that it will be transferred to a permanent employment, says Seyed Baqir, who has just taken the student.
Hear Seyed Baqir describe his feelings after the Riksdag's announcement in the clip above.
More difficult during the pandemic
Seyed Baqir has attended the science program and must find a permanent job or arrange an employment contract of at least two years to stay in Sweden.
- I have been to job interviews and it is common for companies to require the right education and experience.
There are many who are looking for work now due to the pandemic and it is difficult to find a job, says Seyed Baqir.
The Government's proposal meant, among other things, that the time limit for those covered by the so-called Upper Secondary School Act would be extended from six to twelve months.
The motivation was that the pandemic made it more difficult to find jobs in general.
No to special regulations
However, the Riksdag said no to the proposal, among other things with the argument that the problems in the labor market should primarily be handled with an economic policy that reduces unemployment in society as a whole, not through further special regulations for a group that has no protection reasons.
- I want to study further at university and become a dental hygienist in the future.
But first I have to get a permanent job by the turn of the year, says Seyed Baqir.