"Army of Recovery" already involves 8,500 unemployed
8,500 unemployed people have already been involved in the "Army of Recovery", and the project participants have been paid almost UAH 56 million [equiv. US$1.5 million] for their work.
Source: press service of the Ministry of Economy
The project, aimed at engaging people who have temporarily lost their jobs in community service to rebuild the country, is gaining popularity.
According to Yuliia Svyrydenko, the First Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine, it is being implemented in 13 oblasts, with Dnipropetrovsk and Lviv oblasts joining the project recently.
Quote: "Since the beginning of this year alone, 4,900 unemployed people have been engaged in community service, and a total of 8,500 people have been involved since the project was launched. They are paid at least UAH 6,700 for their work, which is higher than the average unemployment benefit. The government has already paid nearly UAH 56 million to members of the Army of Recovery for the work they have done," she said.
The following oblasts are the leaders in terms of the number of unemployed people engaged in community service:
- Poltava Oblast – 2,621 people were involved;
- Donetsk Oblast – 1,350 people;
- Kyiv Oblast – 1,193 people.
Most often, people are involved in the construction of civilian protection structures, strengthening of dams, unloading and packaging of humanitarian aid, provision of social services at invincibility centres, dismantling of rubble and restoration of residential buildings damaged in combat, etc.
In 2023, the budget of the Mandatory State Unemployment Insurance Fund envisages US$2.8 million to organise community service.
The unemployed sign fixed-term employment contracts for the period of performance of the work, with a salary of at least UAH 6,700, which can be financed from local budgets or at the expense of clients.
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