The municipalities of Oeiras, Loures and Amadora (Portugal) have been awarded one of the grants opened by the Intercultural Cities programme for inter-cities projects.

Employment is crucial factor for inclusion: it brings economic independence and it is often a starting point for newcomers and migrants to develop local networks and relationships, and to fully develop their potential. However, migrants and newcomer do not always have easy and clear access to information regarding their rights and duties; besides, misconceptions and biases may also pose barriers to an inclusive recruitment process.

The project “Inclusive Recruitment” aims to encourage Portuguese employers hiring migrants and newcomers, benefitting from the advantage of diversity. It will increase capacities in the area of business and diversity by making available reliable information and training for employers.

In addition to that, a multilingual leaflet for migrants and newcomers will be produced with information about legislation, rights, responsibilities and opportunities.

The project will be implemented in a participatory manner and its results will be transferable to the whole Intercultural Cities network namely through the production of an “Inclusive Employers Starters Pack”.

The organisations that will participate in the project will be the Portuguese Job services (IEFP), the Portuguese border services (SEF), the High Commission for Migrations (ACM) and the Portuguese Intercultural Cities network (RPCI).

Congratulations to the happy project team!