LABOUR-INT III Project

The project, which is financed by the Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs (DG HOME) and led by SGI Europe, is based on the previous LABOUR-INT I and LABOUR-INT II projects. It is being carried out over a three-year period in cooperation with social and economic partners at the international, European and national levels (employers, trade unions, public employment agencies, chambers, business and NGOs).

Purpose of the project

LABOUR-INT 3: Multi-stakeholder initiative for migrant integration into the labour market promotes the multi-layered and multi-stakeholder inclusion of migrants and refugees throughout the European Union, from their arrival on the labour market, through education and training and on to employment.

It is an attempt to improve the job opportunities of third-country nationals as an integral part of their integration process. It is based on cooperation, commitment and dialogue with economic and social partners.

The project will also analyse national practices in Europe in the admission of foreign nationals, services, skills-matching and decent working conditions.

Goal of the project

To directly improve the integration of migrants and refugees into the labour market with the help of pilot measures and an increase in capacities of stakeholders on the labour market.

Target groups

The project is aimed at:

policymakers,
public services,
employers and
trade unions.

Within the project, activities will be carried out to strengthen capacities and disseminate information to make it easier for those stakeholders to integrate migrants and refugees into the labour market.

Key activities

To foster the further introduction of the multi-stakeholder approach in countries and regions that have only just started to employ it: Bulgaria, Italy, Poland and Slovenia.
Focus on three topical areas:
- provision of admission services;
- effectiveness of the processes of matching skills with demand;
- provision of decent jobs and working conditions.
Steering migrants through the process of integration into the labour market.
Providing support to migrants and refugees, such as orientation, language instruction and skills development.
Strengthening the capacities and network of local employers, public employment services, trade unions and other interested parties.

Partnership

Project leader:

SGI EUROPE, Belgium.

Other partners:

Confédération Européenne des Syndicats Indépendants (ETUC), Belgium
Lietuvos profesinių sąjungų Konfederacija (LPSK), Lithuania,
Fondazione Archivio Storico e Centro Studi Rita Maierotti, Italy
Smile Puglia (SMILE PUGLIA), Italy
Employment Service of Slovenia (ZRSZ)
Zveza svobodnih sindikatov Slovenije (Association of Free Trade Unions of Slovenia, ZSSS)
Ogólnopolskie Porozumienie Związków Zawodowych (OPZZ), Poland
Sdruzhenie Konfederacija na nezavisimite sindikati v Bulgarija (CITUB), Bulgaria
European Association of Craft, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SME UNITED/SMEU), Belgium
Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry (EUROCHAMBRES), Belgium
Caritas Sofia Sdruzhenie (CARITAS SOFIA), Bulgaria

21 associated partners from:

Belgium, France, Greece, Italy, North Macedonia, Germany, Romania, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey and Ukraine.

Duration of project

From 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2027.

Funding

The project is co-financed by the European Union as part of the DG HOME programme and in accordance with the Action Plan on Integration and Inclusion 2021–2027.

The value of the project is EUR 1,972,202.60, which include EU funding of EUR 1,774,982.05.