IOM opened Migration information centre in Slovakia
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Bratislava, April 25, 2006 - The office of International organization for Migration (IOM) in Slovakia has opened its Migration Information Centre in the capital Bratislava. It is the first centre of its kind in Slovakia and it will provide advice and help to foreigners who have settled or wish to settle and work in the country.
In the past years Slovakia has become a target country of a growing number of foreigners, who come here seeking work or better living conditions. At the present, there are around 26 thousand foreigners with a legal residence in Slovakia. As concluded in the study of the migrants' needs, which was conducted by the Department of Social and Biological Communication of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, the most serious problems for foreigners in Slovakia include the communication with the authorities when applying for the necessary documents, work permits, business licences, or the communication with the local population in the process of integration into the society which they want to benefit. Therefore, it is important, that Slovakia creates an effective system for the social and labour integration of the migrants.
"Foreigners, who want to become a part of the labour market and social life in Slovakia, are dependent on the information. These, however, are not centralized and has to be searched for at various offices and institutions, which presents a challenge for any Slovak citizen, not least a foreigner," says the director of the Slovak Office of IOM, Ms. Zuzana Vatráľová. "IOM's Migration Information Centre offers information and advice in the main areas such as residence, housing, work, education, social issues or healthcare. Our target group are foreigners with legal residence in Slovakia." Comprehensive informationThe interested parties can request the information in the form of individual consultations at MIC's office, Leškova street no. 3, Bratislava, through the info line 0850 211 478 or by email by writing at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Comprehensive information about the issues of social and labour integration of the foreigners in Slovakia are also presented on the MIC website mic.iom.sk. Migration Information Centre is a part of the ESF/Equal project "MIGRATION INFORMATION CENTRE TO ASSIST MIGRANTS AND TRAFFICKED PERSONS IN INTEGRATION INTO THE LABOUR MARKET AND SOCIETY".International organization for Migration (IOM) was established in 1951 in Brussels as an intergovernmental organization to resettle European displaced persons, refugees and migrants. If has 109 member states and 24 observers. Its activities cover a wide scale of migration issues in every part of the world. IOM has a representation in Slovakia since 1996. IOM Bratislava is active mainly in the area of voluntary return of the migrants into their countries of origin, prevention of human trafficking, help provided for the trafficked persons, integration of the migrants into the society and research. IOM is committed to the principle that humane and orderly migration benefits the migrants as well as the society. As the leading international organization for migration, IOM acts in cooperation with the governments and migrants to solve the main issues of global migration. |
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