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Experts from 13 countries meet at the HESTIA Project conference

“A lot of discussions are taking place on issues related to trafficking in human beings, about trauma and negative consequences for victims and society resulting from this criminal offence, as well as profits which traffickers, recruiters and users gain and enormous daily counter-trafficking work im...

International Conference “Migration in the Media: the Fact, the Message, the Perception” will Take Place in Riga

The objective of the conference is to share the experiences of reflecting the refugee crisis and the issue of integration in Sweden and Latvia and raising public awareness of the impact of the refugee crisis in Latvia. Topics: - practical work of the media when reflecting the migration issues; - ...

You are invited to apply for a seminar on migration in Dobele!

The purpose of the seminar is to extend the knowledge of specialists of various municipal institutions, population of the municipalities, and the society in general on current migration processes, the asylum system, acceptance and integration of refugees and persons having acquired an alternative st...

The Study Defines a New Concept of "Exploitative Sham Marriages"

One of the major activities to achieve the project objective was a joint research covering five countries, i.e., Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Ireland and Slovakia, which took place over a 20-month period. At the start of the project, national meetings were organised to discuss sham marriages and thei...

Two Saeima commissions visit the Society

Sandra Zalcmane, the head of the Society “Shelter “Safe House”, informed that 76 persons from Syria, Eritrea, Afghanistan and Iraq participated in the social inclusion training programme within the project “The Support Actions for Persons under International Protection” for three months. Trainings...

New IT tools on integration in Latvia

As of today, an updated integration website - www.integration.lv - in terms of design and content is publicly available. The purpose of the website is to compile the information on services and possibilities available to the third-country nationals, as well as for society in general, including gover...

Asylum seekers mostly ask about education and employment

Participants of the course were introduced to Latvia and got answers to questions risen while residing here. Lecturers note that this group was eager to learn about employment and education for example wandering whether studies are free, is there an age limit to enroll in university, is there a poin...

What is multiculturalism and should one be afraid of it?

"Multiculturalism" is also one of such concepts, although it should be admitted that its epithets are not as acrimonious as they used to be in the first half of 2008, when the arguments whether the integration policy of Latvia should be directed towards multiculturalism reached their apogee. Until t...

First Seminar on Migration Finished in Dagda

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...

56 persons under international protection participated in the social social and economic inclusion programme

Within the framework of the social and economic inclusion programme, 5 lessons in total were organised for the project’s target group; during these lessons, it was possible to obtain knowledge about Latvia, the state system, history, culture and traditions, practical information about Latvia and ser...

Information Day at Vērmane Garden Park on Saturday, August 27!

During the Information Day, all interested persons, including representatives of various ethnic groups, will have a possibility to find out about the labour market opportunities and services provided by the governmental authorities and civic society organizations, to understand their operation, as w...

Information Day in Liepāja on Saturday, August 6!

There will be a possibility to meet lively participants of Liepāja female folklore group "Atstaukas", children and youth society "Liepāja New Hawks", and organizations of different ethnic groups - we`ll meet Jewish society "Goral", Liepāja Russian community "Posolon", Byelorussian community "Mara", ...

Training Courses for Persons under International Protection will be Continued

The society`s representatives say that the main accents in the project are aimed at the subjects that are topical for asylum seekers after their arrival in Latvia, starting an independent life after receiving the status. To provide asylum seekers, refugees and persons with an alternative status wit...

Information Center for Immigrants gave 150 consultations all over Latvia

By 30 June of this year, 153 consultations had been provided as a whole in Riga and four regions – Kurzeme, Zemgale, Vidzeme, and Latgale. TOP-5 of the states the citizens of which most often applied for help are Ukraine, Russia, Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan. To ensure mutual communication between ...

HESTIA project partners are preparing for ambitious anti-trafficking activities

During the meeting the main focus was put on two topics – development of the Research Report and Multidisciplinary Training: development of training methodology and materials. European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control of the United Nations (HEUNI) presented the preliminary find...

Information Centre for Immigrants is open in Riga and four Latvian regions

The representatives of the organization informs that ICI will operate as a one stop agency providing information and support to the third-country citizens*, including translation services to/from such rare languages in Latvia as Arabic, Kurdish, Farsi, Dari, Tigrinya, Uzbek, Pashto, etc. to the clie...

Agreement on the implementation of the project "Information Centre for Immigrants" has been entered into

It has been planned that the Information Centre for Immigrants will be available in Riga and the four regions of Latvia, and it will operate as a one stop agency by providing information and support to the clients, service providers and people of Latvia, including interpreting services for the rarer...

More than 80 consultations have been provided to third-country nationals

“Our customers mostly want to get advice regarding the procedure of receiving a residence permit – necessary documents, terms and costs, family reunification, employment and business-related issues,” one of the consults, lawyer Alvis Šķenders, told us. “Within two months, 32 persons have been consul...

Interpreters and language masters are welcome to apply

Job duties: to interpret being present physically and by phone, ensuring communication between the customer and the visited specialist/adviser; to respect confidentiality. Working hours: when needed. Language combinations: Latvian – Arabic; Latvian – Kurdish; Latvian – Farsi/ Dari/ Persian; La...

Free consultation and interpretation services are available to third-country nationals

Within the framework of the agreement, the society continues to provide information and regular consultations to third-country nationals and their family members on topical issues related to integration (education, employment, health care, etc.). Free consultations are provided by phone +371 2556509...

Alertness in the fight against sham marriages still present

European Union member states are concerned about dealing with the enormous flow of asylum seekers. Whereas the aim of the asylum seekers themselves is to find ways and solutions to acquire the rights for free movement within the Schengen Area as legally as possible and to acquire permanent residency...

Information about the research progress of the HESTIA project provided at an international seminar

During the presentation M. Viuhko introduced the participants of the seminar to the course of the research of the HESTIA project, as well as its aims and main challenges that HEUNI has faced while carrying out the research. She informed those present that the aim of the research is to study the link...

More than 400 consultations have been provided to third-country nationals

Topics and issues that dominated the consultations were mainly related to the acquisition and re-registration of residence permits, entrepreneurship, tax system, family reunification. Every third client was interested in the opportunity to learn the Latvian language in parallel to issues of legal na...

The first introductory course about Latvia comes to an end

In the first lecture the lecturers of "Shelter "Safe House"" provided asylum seekers with general information about Latvia and the social security network. During the second lecture, the participants were given an insight in the history and traditions of Latvia, and there was an opportunity to obtai...

Third-country nationals residing both in Latvia and abroad seek free consultations

Specialists say that there frequently occurred situations when issues to be solved during consultations were very specific and their topics were about entrepreneurship and the tax policy. The longest consultations in December lasted for more than two hours. Lawyer Alvis Skenders (Alvis Šķenders) me...

An increase in human trafficking is anticipated due to the migration crisis

The problem is also common in Latvia – there are at least 16 suspects Over the past year the Organised Crime Combating Board (OCCB) of the State Police started three criminal proceedings in relation to human trafficking – two regarding forced marriages and one regarding sexual exploitation. Accordi...

During the lectures, asylum seekers ask about employment, apartment and opening an account

The studies, which took place from 30 November, involved various practical topics and information about Latvia. The head of "Shelter "Safe House"" Sandra Zalcmane emphasizes that the study programme for refugees and persons with the alternative status was developed by the society already several yea...

Fourth out of the five lectures about Latvia have taken place

Participants were informed about the social assistance system, including about the services provided by the municipality and its social worker, what kind of consultations are available, how to deal with housing and other issues. When learning about the integration in the Latvian society, the partici...

Participants learn about employment and health care in Latvia

Gita Miruskina (Gita Miruškina), a lawyer and a lecturer of the Society “Shelter “Safe Houseˮˮ, informs that during this class participants learned about the Latvian job seeking system, were told about the possibilities of use of state resources and private job seeking offices, necessary documents, ...

A support project for prevention of human trafficking, implemented for two and a half years, comes to an end

Within the framework of the project, in 2013, there has been established and started its operation the first Latvian 24/7 Helpline (+371) 28612120 for prevention of human trafficking. From August 2013 to December 2015, the Helpline has been used by inhabitants in total 471 times. Most often inhabita...

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