Professionals from Dagda Municipality, Tourism Information Center, Indra Primary School, Dagda Belorussian organisation “Verbica”, Krāslava Municipality, State Employment Agnecy, State Fire and Rescue Service of Latvia, Red Cross Latvia, NGO “Invalīdu brālība “Nema””.
“Refugees or persons granted subsidiary protection status are one of the target groups of State Employment Agency. In this seminar I learned new things about legal and social matters which will come in handy working with people with different mentality, life experience and faith” says Irina Beitāne, Dagda coordinating expert in project “Atbalsts ilgstošajiem bezdarbniekiem” (Support to long-term unemployed), State Employment Agencty, Krāslava branch.
Oksana Rutka, Dagda Tourism Information Center manager believes the seminar was very useful to improve intercultural communication skills and is grateful to moderators for interesting methods which helped improve understanding about reception and integration of third country nationals in Latvia. “I got theoretical knowledge. In the same time I developed my skills to put the knowledge to every-day practice. In this training I expanded my view on migration, integration and cultural diversity. In future communication with third country nationals I will no longer be affected by the stereotypes and myths I had before.”
Lecturers of NGO “Shelter “Safe House”” Gita Miruškina, Alvis Šķenders, Sandra Zalcmane moderated the two-day seminar on such topics as terminology, immigration to Latvia, integration history, stereotypes, prejudice, discrimination, EU and immigrant integration, EU immigration policy, migrants rights and obligations internationally and in Latvia, intercultural communication, refugees in Latvia, resources for integration, assistance to vulnerable groups of third country nationals etc. Seminar also focused on culture differences and diversity management.
The project “Information Centre for Immigrants” co-financed by the European Union within the framework of the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund.Grant Agreement No.PMIF/12/2016/1/1.
Information was prepared by: Rasa Salina (Rasa Saliņa), Communications and Social Media Expert, phone: 22026355, e-mail: rasa.salina@gmail.com
