Swiss Migration Office Cuts 100 Jobs Amid Drop In Asylum Applications

2026-06-07 08:21:52

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) The Swiss State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) has announced it is cutting 108 jobs. Some of these were financed on a temporary basis, while other positions will fall victim to cost-cutting measures. Select your language

Generated with artificial intelligence. Listening: Swiss migration office cuts 100 jobs amid drop in asylum applications This content was published on June 7, 2026 - 11:47 2 minutes Keystone-SDA

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The majority of the jobs that have been cut are temporary positions – these were awarded to the SEM on a temporary basis“in order to reduce the pending issues in the area of asylum”, the SEM announced on Sunday in response to an enquiry from the Keystone-SDA news agency. As the reduction would be completed in a few months, the SEM would now have to“return” these posts.

As a result of the relief package put together by the federal government and Parliament, individual permanent positions will also be cut, as the SEM confirmed a report in the Sonntags-Blick newspaper. The jobs that would have to be cut as a result of this and due to higher average personnel costs will be distributed across the entire State Secretariat.
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