Foreign Workers in social sector - FWSS

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Our Erasmus+ project just nailed its 2nd Project Result: "Creation of guidelines and recommendations." This achievement brings together insights from the Czech Republic, Belgium, France, Austria, and Greece, fostering inclusivity and diversity in the social sector! 🤝
🚀 Next up? We're diving into the 3rd Project Result – crafting a curriculum and training program for social care managers and HR pros. 📋💼 Our goal? Enhancing their skills to connect with foreign workers and meet their unique needs, ensuring seamless integration into the social care sector!
🔍 Curious? Dive into the details on our FWSS Website: https://www.foreignworkers.eu/en/

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Home The project supports the inclusion of foreign workers in the social care sector who have complex conditions when entering the labour market, for example, due to language and cultural barriers, but also due to the lack of confidence of employers in their ability and prejudices from other employees.

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We are thrilled to announce that the Erasmus+ project "Foreign Workers in Social Sector - FWSS" has successfully completed its 1st Project Result: "Foreign Workers in Social Services - Analysis in Partner Countries." 🎉

This milestone achievement brings together valuable insights from multiple countries, including Czech Republic, Belgium, France, Austria, and Greece. 🌍 The analysis is based on extensive research, online questionnaires, interviews, focus groups, and an examination of legislation norms and standards related to the employment of foreign workers.

The project partners have collaborated closely to gather comprehensive data and examine the experiences, challenges, and opportunities faced by foreign workers in the social services sector across these countries. 🤝

Stay tuned as we share the key findings and recommendations from each country's analysis. The valuable insights derived from this project will contribute to fostering a more inclusive, supportive, and diverse social sector.

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to all project partners, stakeholders, and participants for their valuable contributions. Together, we are making a positive impact on the lives of foreign workers in the social services sector.

Within this report, you will find a wealth of information derived from rigorous research, interviews, and data analysis.

For any further information, feel free to visit the FWSS Website.

Resources FWSS project is co-funded by the European Union and will be implemented from February 2022 to July 2024. This website and the project content reflect the views of the authors, and the European Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

We are happy to announce that on 23-24 November conducted the 2nd Transnational Project Metting of in Prague.

During the meeting all partners of the project presented their country reports, in which were included the key-findings of the PR1.

This meeting was a chance to meet again all of our partners and discuss about the next project's steps.

🔔Stay tuned for more! Project's website: http://www.foreignworkers.eu/en/