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Employers are active agents of inclusion when they offer opportunities for employment. Employers, by providing substantive, fair and quality employment can raise aspirations, develop individuals and promote economic independence and freedom; all pre-requisites for inclusion into wider society. The European Network Against Racism’s (ENAR) guide provides practical tools for employers looking to transform their workforce […]
4 December, 09:30-13:00 | Committee of the Regions, Rue Belliard 101, B-1040 Brussels, Belgium Eurochild and SOS Children’s Villages International will launch their report documenting case studies from across Europe on the protection and integration of refugee and migrant children The compendium documents how child protection services are responding to the specific needs of refugee […]
On World Refugee Day 2017, European Youth Forum believes that the time is now for Europe to stand together and welcome the integration of refugees. Today, the European Youth Forum and the World Organisation of the Scout Movement, with support from the partnership in the field of youth between the European Union and the Council […]
The European Parliament should ensure that European Union (EU) funds for refugees also reach those with disabilities, Human Rights Watch and the European Disability Forum (EDF) said in advance of an event at the European Parliament in Brussels tomorrow 28 March 2017. Thousands of asylum seekers have been trapped for over a year in horrifying […]
During the European Migration Forum (2-3 March), I had the opportunity to co-host a workshop together with the European Commission. This year the theme was “Migrants’ access to the EU, to rights and to services”. Organised with the European Economic and Social Committee, the forum gathers around 200 participants, mainly from civil society organisations from […]
Last week the European Migration Forum – the civil society dialogue platform on migration, asylum and migrant integration – met for the third time in Brussels. At the meeting our member Eurodiaconia held a workshop on integration services for migrants. Access to quality and affordable social, health, housing, employment and education services for all migrants […]
Signed by 78 organisations including the following Social Platform members: Caritas Europa, COFACE–Families Europe, European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities (EASPD), Eurochild, Eurodiaconia, European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN), European Network Against Racism (ENAR), European Women’s Lobby (EWL), International Federation of Social Workers Europe (IFSW) , Mental Health Europe, Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented […]
Mental Health Europe (MHE) is deeply worried by barriers which may prevent migrants and refugees from accessing much needed quality mental healthcare and support. MHE is further concerned by the current handling of the migration question by the EU, which has failed to address basic humanitarian and protection needs. In its most recent position paper, […]
Caritas Internationalis and Jesuit Refugee Services (JRS) are calling for concrete change within the United Nations system and a shared commitment by all states and public and private stakeholders to ensure migrants and refugees are protected. In a statement ahead of the first ever UN summit on migrants and refugees in New York, the two […]
28 September, 09:45-13:00 | ART 56, Avenue des Arts 56, 1000 Brussels, Belgium Which role can adult education play in the inclusion of refugees and migrants? How can adult education reach out to other sectors to raise awareness about the importance of collaboration on this issue? The European Association for the Education of Adults’s policy […]
