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 well as to engage in various support activities.
The State Employment Agency by help of its activity “Vacancy Carousel” will provide the information on the employment possibilities for the third country nationals, while the representatives of Riga City Council Welfare Department will tell about the possibilities of various social services and support. A number of merchants and employers will also take part in the event presenting job offers of their companies and current vacancies. The practitioners of the Society “Shelter “Safe House”” will also provide free consultations on social and legal issues to the participants of the Information Day.
During the Information Day, there will be a possibility to participate in a number of activity studios such as educational interactive activities, creative workshops, to find out the secret of henna drawings and also to get one, to play attractive games, etc.
All participants who attend all booths and participate in the activities provided there will be given surprise gifts at the information booth!
At 2:00 p.m., after the Information Day and the Vacancy Carousel, everybody is welcome to a concert, during which there will be a possibility to get to know the harvest festival traditions of 15 various ethnic groups, to listen to songs and to watch dances. The following ethnic groups will be represented in the concert – Georgians, Bashkirs, Tatars, Kazakhs, Poles, Russians, Jews, Ukrainians, Uzbeks, Armenians, Buryats, Chinese, Italians, Germans and Latvians.
The Information Day is organized by the societies "Shelter "Safe House"" and "Sadarbības platforma" within the project "Information Centre for Immigrants". Its goal is to show common, different and unifying aspects of the traditions of various nations, as well as to show a possibility and base for international integration. The first Information Day was held on August 6 at Jūrmlas Park, Liepāja.
Come and enjoy the day with us! :)
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.
*A third-country national is any person who is not a citizen of the member states of the European Union, the European Economic Area or the Swiss Confederation.
Information was prepared by: Rasa Salina (Rasa Saliņa), Communications and Social Media Expert, phone: 22026355, e-mail: rasa.salina@gmail.com
