Contribute to improving the living conditions of Salvadoran and Honduran men and women that want to improve themselves and pull their family through migrating with this program to countries where companies offer opportunities, influencing integrally their countries of origin and destination, guaranteeing respect, human dignity, and the wellbeing of the Workers.

 The project was initialized through negotiations by the Salvadoran Government and its Embassy in Canada in the year 2002, and since then more than 800 Salvadoran men and women have benefited from working at different companies in Canada.  In Honduras it began with the Technical Cooperation and Operational Agreement between the Honduran Government and IOM in the year 2007.

EL SALVADOR: On April 6th, 2006, a Cooperation Agreement between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Labor and IOM in El Salvador was signed with the purpose of unifying efforts to promote and negotiate the insertion of temporary labour programs of Salvadorans overseas, strictly sticking to the fundamental rights of workers.

HONDURAS : Technical Cooperation and Operational Agreement for the Management of Temporary Labour Migration Programs for Hondurans work overseas– Signed on February 26th, 2007 between the Ministry of Labour, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Interior and Justice and the International Organization for Migrations in Honduras. Technical Cooperation and Operational Agreement for the Management of Temporary Labour Migration Programs for Hondurans work overseas– Signed on February 26th, 2007 between the Ministry of Labour, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Interior and Justice and the International Organization for Migrations in Honduras.  Addendum to the Technical Cooperation and Operational Agreement between the Honduran Government and IOM– Signed on the 15th of August, Main Objective: to create an Inter- institutional Commission that favors the effective and functional articulation for the development of actions contained in the Operational Agreement. Main Objective: to create an Inter- institutional Commission that favors the effective and functional articulation for the development of actions contained in the Operational Agreement.

Reception of job offers abroad Reception of job offers abroad Publication of employment offers Publication of employment offers Pre-selection and final selection Pre-selection and final selection Documentation process Documentation process Orientation and training Orientation and training Travel preparation and transfer Travel preparation and transfer Follow up of workers Follow up of workers

 Entities in charge: Consular representatives of El Salvador and Honduras Ministry of Labor – El Salvador and Honduras IOM through its headquarters in Geneva  Processes needed to be made Investigation of the company Required profile and analysis of the Inter-institutional Committee's capacity Agreement signing

25 Hondurans working at Fruits Queralt located in Cataluña, España. 20 men and 5 women with a 6 month contract. 9 of them were re-hired for this year. Bilateral agreement between Honduras and Spain for the hiring of Hondurans in Spain. 14 Salvadorians auxiliary nurses working in the geriatric hospitals “Edad Dorada”. 5 men and 9 women currently working and training in Madrid to get a Nursing title. Labor agreement between MINTRAB and Asociacion Mensajeros de la Paz

Main written media Television and Radios Fliers Community Leaders Mayor's Offices Offer published in the main newspapers of the country Requirements: Both genders Both genders Very good physical condition Very good physical condition Middle school completed Middle school completed Experience in agriculture or heavy labor Experience in agriculture or heavy labor Head of Family Head of Family

Curriculum check and verification of basic requirements Pre-selection interview (Government-IOM) Personalized interview (Government-IOM) Psychological and medical examination Home visit Preparation of final candidate list. Sending out Curriculums of selected candidates to the company

Final interviews with representatives of hiring companies Skills and abilities tests Contract signing of selected candidates

Compilation of travel documents (Government-IOM) Personal Documentation check Assistance to fill out visa forms Sending out Documents to Embassies Coordination and orientation of medical examination

Intensive English courses of 120 hours Orientation prior to departure of migrants and spouses ○ Information regarding receiving country ○ Communication and remittances ○ Accommodation, meals, and transportation

Delivery of passports and visas Delivery of passports and visas Explanation of trip, customs and immigration process Explanation of trip, customs and immigration process Monitoring of the welcoming of workers in the country of destination Monitoring of the welcoming of workers in the country of destination

This opportunity is very important for the temporary workers in Canada to change their quality of life and that of their families; and depending on their type of contract it could be an opportunity to establish themselves in a more permanent manner and with a regular migratory status in the country of destination

Men Women

GRANJA

Cortes Cortes 156 Choluteca Choluteca 1 El Paraíso 38 Comayagua Comayagua 2 Francisco Morazán 117 Intibucá Intibucá 5 Olancho 12

Manitoba 200 Alberta 128 Saskatchewan 32

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