The project focuses on the issue of illegal labor migration of foreigners from outside the EU, therefore, to aliens who work in the Czech Republic without a work permit or in conflict with work permit and/or are here without a residence permit. The project aims to contribute to finding innovative solutions of this serious problem through an awareness-raising, providing information, guidance and lobbying.Illegal labor leads to the exploitation of foreigners, to reduce standards of employment rights as a result of dumping of illegal labor, the fiscal losses or security risks. In the framework of international cooperation and on the basis of inspiration from other European countries, mainly from Spain and Portugal, extensive experience in the integration of socially excluded people in the legal labor market and society will be used.
OPU addresses the Interior Minister before the JHA Council meeting of 4/5 June 2009 in Luxembourg
Organization for Aid to Refugees addresses the new Czech Interior Minister Mr. Martin Pecina before the forthcoming JHA Council in Luxembourg to stand against the unlawful deportations of refugees from Italy back to Libya as Libya does not respect basic human rights of persecuted individuals. Italy acts in breach of the 1951 Geneva Refugee Convention and the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and undermines the effort of the EU to harmonize asylum and immigration rules. OPU urges the Minister to support the reform of the Dublin Regulation. The need to reform the Dublin Regulation has been also recognized by the European Commission and the European Parliament. OPU also urges the Minister Pecina to reiterate at the Council meeting in Luxembourg that people in need of international protection are properly identified in all actions of the EU and its Member States in their fight against illegal immigration. Call to the Minister of Interior (in Czech language only)
Extension of Individual Assistance in Selected Areas
Organization for Aid to Refugees has launched a project „Extension of Individual Assistance in Selected Areas“. Project runs in Capital Prague and in South-Bohemia District. The project’s activities are covered by European Integration Fund and by Ministry of Interior of the Czech Republic.
You can get the following service: - individual assistance when dealing with state and local authorities, thereinafter when having important check ups at the doctors or when entering the education system etc. - in case there is no difficult or complicated dealing the worker can just confer on the visit by phone - in case you can not communicate in Czech language we will hire a qualified interpreter
All service is free of charge
You can find us: Organization for Aid to Refugees, Kovářská 939/4, 190 00 Praha 9 or Organization for Aid to Refugees, Žižkova třída 1321/1, 370 01 České Budějovice
Project „Easy Ride“ helps unaccompanied minors to start new life
In April 2009 OPU started implementing the project „Easy Ride“ with the financial support of European refugee fund and Czech Ministry of Interior. The project´s aim is to prepare UAM’s when transiting from institutional care to privacy and to secure their successful integration. In the frame of the project the UAM’s will be methodically prepared for leaving of Residential Centre for Children – Foreigners. They will be granted by legal and social counselling, assistance when looking for a suitable accommodation, work, educational courses, (re)qualification courses, etc. And thereinafter when leaving Residential Centre they will be accompanied when negotiating with authorities, they will get financial support for educational courses, (re)qualification courses and for furnishing apartments, etc. The project activities will last till December 2009.
- assistance in dealing with various institutions (job office, social benefits, schools, hospitals etc.) - social counselling - assistance in new environment orientation (orientation in town, help of volunteers) - possibility of paying requalification leading to finding a new job possition - help with job integration - funding of document´s validation and translation - funding of children´s freetime activities - interpreter´s services
All
the services are provided to the recognised refugees during first six
months after their moving into an integration flat according to the
variation I. of the State integration programme or six months after the
rental contract is signed according to the variation II. of the State
integration programme.
The goal of the project is to help to
recognized refugees to start a new life in a town or city, to create
social, economical or cultural network and to be able to succesfuly
integrate themselves into society on local and general level.
The services are provided in area of your new home.
The project is realized from 1. 4. 2009 to 31. 12. 2009.
If you are interested in details contact us: Project coordinator: Ludmila Bobysudová OPU Praha, Kovářská 4 tel.: 284 683 714, 739 413 983 e-mail:
Social worker: Roman Varga OPU Praha, Kovářská 4 tel.: 284 683 714 e-mail:
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