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Gaygusuz v. Austria
European Court of Human Rights · Austria · 1996-09-16 · Regional court or body
Citation: App. no. 17371/90
Type of case: Constitutional and human rights
Outcome: Decided for the migrant side
Question
May a state refuse emergency unemployment assistance to a foreign worker who paid contributions, because of his nationality?
What the court decided
No. Only very weighty reasons could justify a difference based on nationality; the refusal breached Article 14 with Article 1 of Protocol No. 1.
In plain language
A Turkish worker in Austria who had paid into the system was refused emergency benefits because he was not Austrian. The European Court said this was discrimination.
Dalam bahasa sederhana
Seorang pekerja Turki di Austria yang sudah membayar iuran ditolak tunjangan darurat karena bukan warga Austria. Mahkamah Eropa menyatakan ini diskriminasi.
Pertanyaan: Bolehkah negara menolak bantuan darurat pengangguran bagi pekerja asing yang sudah membayar iuran, karena kewarganegaraannya?
What happened afterwards
- 1996-09-16: Judgment.
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Cite as: Institute for Migrant Rights (2026), Migration Jurisprudence from the South, version 0.1, https://theimr.org/court-decisions/d/echr-gaygusuz-1996/. This page summarizes a court decision for research and advocacy; it is not legal advice.