Fast-track workers are entitled to unemployment benefits

Fast-track workers from abroad who work in Faroese fish factories are entitled to unemployment benefits through the so-called FV System.

The FV system, also known as the fish factory system, is a type of unemployment benefit covering temporary unemployment for fish factory workers.

The system provides unemployment benefits during periods of inactivity at fish factories due to factors such as a lack of raw materials.

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“Foreigners who come to the Faroes to work in fish factories are legally entitled to unemployment benefits through the FV System, even if they are employed through the fast-track programme,” says Magni á Deild, the CEO of unemployment service ALS.

This announcement comes after MP Jørgen Niclasen claimed on Thursday that fast-track workers are excluded from benefits through the FV System.

If the information you seek is not available on the FV System website, call ALS on 349550 or email als@als.fo

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