Award Ceremony in Sofia, Bulgaria

On 7th of February, two Bulgarian companies which successfully integrated refugees in their workforces were awarded with the REST label during a nice ceremony.

See the video to feel the positive spirit of the event and get inspired!

Successful Integration – A German example

SMA, a leading specialist for photovoltaic system technology and based in Kassel (Germany) employs since over 2 years now two refugees as apprentices.

In the video the apprentices and the supervisor talk about their experiences.

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Success story no. 2 from Palermo, Italy – Sartoria Sociale

Sartoria Social is a social enterprise where respect to the environment and the people is a core value. See how people with different social and cultural background collaborate in this cooperative and how it’s supporting refugees.

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How REST helps to match entrepreneurs and refugees – Austria’s 2nd Succes Story

In Vienna (Austria) Prof. Majid intermediary between companies and job-seeking migrants. On the one hand, he supports entrepreneurs in finding the right workforce from a culturally diverse environment. On the other hand, he supports people with a migration background in finding a position in a company that matches their qualifications.

A testimony from France about the REST approach

In France, a staff member of the French state sevice “Youth, Social Cohesion and Sport Regional Department” his talks about his motivation to support the REST project and how he thinks the REST approach helps to integrate refugees into the labour market.