AVRAMOPOULOS: “INTEGRATING IMMIGRANTS IN THE LABOR MARKET” – The significant benefits of the integration

The “Employers together for integration” initiative was launched by Dimitris Avramopoulos during the second European Debate on Skills and Immigration, held at the European Business Summit in Brussels.

The Commissioner for Immigration, Home Affairs and Citizenship, in the presence of the presidents and senior managers of many companies committed to promoting the integration of immigrants, as well as representatives of social and economic actors, pointed out that the aim of the initiative is to implement accession in practice, And the dissemination and exploitation of our good practices in Europe for integrating immigrants into the labor market.

As he said, the private sector in Europe is already contributing significantly to the integration of immigrants. “They need our support for language learning, training, finding a job. Accession is not only beneficial to those in need of our help, who have new skills and are going to contribute for a longer period to the European economy, “he said, pointing out obstacles to the process of EU integration into the EU so far.

According to Mr Avramopoulos, successful membership is in the interest of society as a whole, but, as he said, the success of membership is not only dependent on governments. “Integration is not an issue that concerns only governments and immigrants. There is a need for an approach involving all the actors involved. The role of employers is decisive in this process. And that is precisely the goal of the initiative “Together with employers for integration”.

Addressing business executives, Mr Avramopoulos said he looks forward to their participation, noting that the EU is ready to support this effort. It is noted that the aim of this initiative is to promote employers’ efforts across the EU to support the integration of refugees and migrants into the labour market, but also more broadly.