The International Organization for Migration within the framework of the HELIOS Integration Project and with the funding of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum, is organizing two career days "Career4all", which will take place in Karditsa and Heraklion, Crete respectively.

The initiatives which will take place in Karditsa on May 12 and in Heraklion, Crete on May 26, aim at enhancing the equal access of refugees and migrants to the local labor market and the matching of private organizations and employers with potential employees. In addition, both initiatives are of inclusive and integration character, thus they will be open to all interested locals and foreigners looking for a job.

The career day in Karditsa is organized under the employability pillar of the HELIOS Project in collaboration with the Intercultural Center "Stavrodromi" of Karditsa Development SA and the support of the Municipality of Karditsa.  The event will take place in the Municipal Market of the city.

In Heraklion, IOM will join forces with the Municipality of Heraklion, the Municipal Development Corporation, and the Migrant Integration Center and the Council of Migrants and Refugees of the Municipality. The HELIOS implementation partner, Ploigos, will also be present at the organizing committee. The event will take place at the Cultural Conference Center of Heraklion on May 26.

As part of the "Career4all" career day in Heraklion, in parallel with the candidates’ interviews with employers looking for workforce, an educational conference will be held, where organizations and business representatives will present the local economy and its employment opportunities.

The career days will be realized with the participation of companies and organizations, which will have the opportunity to be informed by the International Organization for Migration regarding the legal access of the migrant and refugee population to the labor market.

As part of the HELIOS program implemented by the International Organization for Migration, with funding from the Ministry of Migration and Asylum, a series of initiatives bringing together employers with potential candidates have been carried out in 2022 as well as a career week focusing on hospitality and tourism in Athens and Thessaloniki in which more than 300 candidates and at least 30 companies from all over Greece participated.

A few words about the HELIOS program

The HELIOS Integration Project, implemented throughout Greece by the International Organization for Migration and funded by the Ministry of Migration and Asylum, aims to promote and support the integration of beneficiaries of International Protection into the Greek society. The initiatives and pillars of the project focus on integration courses, supporting the housing and employment of the beneficiaries, monitoring their integration process and raising the awareness amongst host communities.

For more information, contact:

IOM Greece, Christina Nikolaidou, Tel + 30 210 - 9919040 es. 248, Email: cnikolaidou@iom.int