The National Chamber of Italian Fashion (CNMI) on June 20 presented its project "Fashion Deserves the World," thanks to which 15 young refugees and migrants who want to have a career in fashion will be able to study and find work in Italian companies.
Stéphane Ravacley, a baker in the town of Besançon in eastern France, has been on hunger strike since 3 January to protest the planned deportation of his young Guinean apprentice. A petition has been launched and city hall mayor has asked Interior ministry to cancel his deportation.
Khalil Khalil came to Germany five years ago as a refugee, but he doesn't see himself as one now. He speaks German, has an apartment and holds a trainee position. This was only possible with collective action, he writes.
Migrants in the refugee protection system Siproimi in Caserta recently received diplomas in mechatronics and Italian certificates, while the numbers for reception decrease and government aid is awaited.
Germany's system of vocational training makes it much easier for refugees to integrate into the labor market and plays a major role in better social integration.
One of Germany’s biggest car companies, Volkswagen (VW), started offering programs and help for migrants, asylum seekers and refugees in 2015, when more than a million people arrived in Germany. Now, they and their partners have helped more than 5,000 people say the company.
In Germany there is a labor shortage in the field of train drivers. That’s why some German states have launched training programs to attract migrants and refugees to fill the gap.
Ten young migrants will be interning at nine companies in Rome thanks to a program aimed at promoting their integration in the labor market and society. The program, organized by cooperative Programma Integra, kicked off in August.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has been supporting 31 young Tunisians to develop their work skills and find jobs back home through internships in Belgium. 80 percent of them have found a job since their return.
The Espero association near Paris is offering free courses to refugees and asylum seekers to learn about beekeeping, permaculture and composting. They hope these courses will lead to better integration in France. InfoMigrants went along to meet up with the apprentice beekeepers and their teachers.
Angela Merkel's government presented its long-awaited draft immigration law to the Bundestag — and got plenty of criticism from all political sides in return. Reforms to attract skilled workers aren't enough for some.
The UN agency for migration IOM will promote a project to train 2,000 youths in Sierra Leone funded by the Japanese government to provide market-driven training and fight unemployment and migration.