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From 6-10 June, EKA in cooperation with the City of Athens hosted a MLP (Mutual Learning Program) for the #UnionMigrantNet project partners. Colleagues from ETUC, Cisl Milano Metropoli, ANOLF, Comune di Pordenone, CSIR FVGCARINZIA, Δήμος Αθηναίων have been together to share best practices, challenges and interventions related to the work with #migrant and #refugee populations.    
   
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"Working on equal terms in Greece" Training 
In April, the Migrant Point EKA & Generation 2.0 RED organized and hosted the 30-hour training “Working on equal terms in Greece”, part of the project UnionMigrantNet and Cities Together for Integration which is co-funded by the Asylum, Migration, and Integration Fund of the European Union, for people of migrant background seeking equal & documented employment in Greece.
The fast-paced training took place both online and in person and consisted of 2-week group sessions fully devoted to significant topics for anyone looking for employment in Greece, aiming to help develop employability skills (highly appreciated soft skills & Job readiness skills), offer counseling regarding challenges linked to discrimination obstacles, and valid information on the labor, social and trade union rights, along with an introductory navigation into the social entrepreneurship scene but also into Greek citizenship procedure.
 
The 30-hour training “Working on equal terms in Greece” is coming in April, from the 6th to the 19th, for people of migrant background seeking equal & documented employment in Greece, organised by the Migrant Point EKA & Generation 2.0 RED and co-funded by the Asylum, Migration, and Integration Fund of the European Union.
The training consists of 2-week fast-paced group sessions fully devoted to significant topics for anyone looking for employment in Greece and aims to provide important information & answers on employability (highly appreciated soft skills & Job readiness skills), challenges linked to discrimination obstacles (including gender), and knowledge of the labour, social and trade union rights, along with an introductory navigation into the social entrepreneurship scene but also into Greek citizenship procedure.
The group sessions are structured as follows:
• Hearing from the Labour Market itself (Employers & employees speaking) – In person
●Equal access to the Greek Labour Μarket – via Zoom platform – Stable internet connection is required
• Access to education and vocational training in Greece – via Zoom platform – Stable internet connection is required
• Entrepreneurship and Social economy activities –via Zoom platform – Stable internet connection is required
●Α job seeker’s tools in the digital era (CV & Job interview) – In person
●How to access employers & get all the info you need with a click – In person
●Naturalization and Greek citizenship – In person
Reserve your place today at k.kapnisi@g2red.org by stating your full name and if there is any need in interpretation, included the language.
* The trainings will take place from 10:00 to 13:00 either via Zoom & or in person.
** Interpretation can be offered. For that reason, please inform us on your language needs, because the speaking language of the trainings will be English or Greek.
*** A certificate of attendance will be offered to those who complete the training.
Extraordinary Steering Committee - online - Thursday, 08 March 2022
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CHRISTINA THEOCHARI PRESENTATION
The UnionMigrantNet (UMN) is a European network of contact points providing services to migrants established, managed and supported by trade unions. It is promoted by the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC).
The main goal of the network is to support fair labour mobility and migration. The services provided by the UnionMigrantNet contact points are aimed at promoting the collective and individual interests and rights of migrants regardless of their status.
Our aims
- Strengthen trade union activities aimed at protecting the individual and collective rights of migrants
- Increase the visibility and accessibility of services and the facilities that support the integration of migrants
- Encourage trade union membership among migrants
The UnionMigrantNet is geared to the integration and inclusion of migrants in their host societies. The European trade union contact points provide information and assistance to migrants, irrespective of their nationality, migration or residence status. The Migrant Point EKA is a Contact Point of the UMN since 2015.
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Project: UnionMigrantNet and Cities Together for Integration
Project duration: 30 months, 2020-2022
The project aims at exchanging and transferring knowledge, experiences and best practices on integration between 9 UnionMigrantNet (UMN) members and 8 local authorities from five EU countries, namely Belgium, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy and Slovenia. Building on the already existing European network of trade unions providing services to third country nationals, the project will seek to enhance the network by fostering partnerships with local authorities, key actors in the reception and integration of migrants and refugees.
The UnionMigrantNet & Cities Together for Integration project is based on three main pillars:
- National integration activities where UnionMigrantNet members and local authorities will undertake targeted measures aiming at fostering migrant’s integration in the labour market.
- Mutual Learning Programmes (MLP) between local authorities and UnionMigrantNet members in five EU countries.
- Update of the UnionMigrantNet Portal to facilitate its use for migrants by improving the on- line access to UMN structures and enhancing the digital networking of contact points. Besides, new IT tools will be developed to improve the exchange of information among contact point operators, as well as UnionMigrantNet’s visibility in the social media.
Greek partners: Athens Labour Unions Organization (EKA), Generation 2.0 for Rights, Equality and Diversity (G2RED) & Municipality of Athens are the three partners for Greece with EKA being the coordinator of country’s activities. The three organizations are going to cooperate in the delivery of:
- National Hub Desk operated by Migrant Point EKA
- Εmployability training for refugees and asylum seekers
- Αwareness-raising event on the TCNs labour market integration
- Α digital guide of good practices on TCNs’ labour market integration in Greece
- Dissemination materials such as newsletters and videos
- A final conference
The multi-national project UnionMigrantNet and Cities Together for Integration is funded by the European Union’s Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, under the call AMIF-2018-AG-INTE (Transnational actions for Integration of Third-Country Nationals in the EU Member States and supporting legal migration).
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