1. Integration on the labour market
EFFAT conference at Cyprus- Integration of Migrant workers

2. Danish experiences of the integration project Vasco da Gama
Objectives for the project
Language and competence section
Cooperation of players
Courses for “ front staff “
Experiences and conclusions
EFFAT conference at Cyprus- Integration of Migrant workers

3. Danish experiences of the integration project Vasco da Gama
A partnership project between the Copenhagen Municipality, the Copenhagen employment exchange, the employers represented by Horesta and RBF, and also the two private consulting firms, Facilitate.dk and Oxford Insight
EFFAT conference at Cyprus- Integration of Migrant workers

4. Objectives for the project
Develop activities and courses that can promote integration in the work place
Identify of good practice for coordination between local and state activities
Develop better business contacts
Develop models for coordination between local and state initiatives
Develop a course in communication practice for “front staff” and innovators
EFFAT conference at Cyprus- Integration of Migrant workers

5. Language and competence section
Over a period of three years, approximately 200 people have been through the system, none of them had permanent association with the labour market
The majority gained permanent positions and approximately 25 % were offered a professional education
EFFAT conference at Cyprus- Integration of Migrant workers

6. Cooperation of the players
The cooperation with the authorities was built on conferences with different themes
The contact between the municipalities and integration consultants and also the employment exchange
Gathering experiences from the integration work in the municipalities
Holding conferences which the players, members of the Danish Parliament and the press attended
EFFAT conference at Cyprus- Integration of Migrant workers

7. Courses for “front staff“
Modular 1: Discrimination and the fight against discrimination
Modular 2: Intercultural competence
Modular 3: Is there a particularly ethnic labour market?
Managers seminar: Without foundation – no change
EFFAT conference at Cyprus- Integration of Migrant workers

8. Experiences and conclusions
The businesses would like to employ migrant workers, but they don’t know all the rules and opportunities there are for receiving help and contributions towards mentoring arrangements, language courses, skills based education etc.
EFFAT conference at Cyprus- Integration of Migrant workers

9. Experiences and conclusions
The migrant workers should be offered real jobs with the same salary and on the same terms as the rest of the employees. Shorter introduction periods with training and language courses, can be arranged. It’s an advantage to create mentoring arrangements at the work place, so that there is always a colleague who can assist with advice and guidance
EFFAT conference at Cyprus- Integration of Migrant workers

10. Experiences and conclusions
It is important to hold the political debate in your organisation, with your members and not least the employees and the elected people in the organisation
We have to be very aware of our roles as ”front staff”, meeting the ethnic fellow citizens and future colleagues
We should not be afraid to challenge racist remarks when spoken out loud
We have to tell the good side of story – create positive role models
EFFAT conference at Cyprus- Integration of Migrant workers

11. Useful address and link
THANK YOU FOR ATTENSION.
EFFAT conference at Cyprus- Integration of Migrant workers