In an article written on La Repubblica of 31 March by Professors Tito Boeri and Roberto Perotti (Bocconi University) the FORWORK project was mentioned as a successful initiative for the labor market integration of asylum seekers. The project can provide useful lessons to address the challenge of integrating Ukrainian citizens fleeing the war. The article […]
The report shortly describes recent immigration of asylum seekers to Albania and its reception system. It then focuses on the FORWORK activities implemented in Albania. Firstly, it summarizes evidence collected through a survey administered between June and October 2019 in the National Reception Center for Refugees and Asylum seekers in Tirana. The aim of the […]
The “FORWORK Italy – Impact evaluation report” provides information about the impacts produced by the FORWORK intervention in Italy. The evaluation design consisted of a large-scale randomized controlled trial, whereby eligibility to FORWORK was randomized across a large experimental sample of emergency reception centers (Centri di Accoglienza Straordinaria, CAS). The evaluation sample was drawn in […]
This report describes how FORWORK activities were implemented in Italy. Chapter 1 gives an overview of the program, and discusses on how the Covid pandemic affected the design and implementation of project activities. Chapter 2 provides evidence on the number of FORWORK beneficiaries, the take up rates of the different project activities and the geographical […]
Stories from FORWORK The video presents some interviews to several beneficiaries of the project FORWORK Italia. Good vision!
Please, find below all the materials presented at the final event of the project FORWORK, held at the International Training Center ILO in Turin on 28th September 2021. Presentations are in Italian. Presentations Introduction: 0. General presentation Uno sguardo d’insieme, by Scalmato Valeria (ANPAL): 1. ANPAL_Scalmato L’accompagnamento personalizzato e il rafforzamento delle competenze, by Andreazza Miranda […]
FORWORK ALBANIA – FINAL EVENT Agenda Moderator: Dr Elona Bano Where Tirana– Barleti University On-line When Date: 23rd September 2021 Time: 14:00 to 16:30 (CEST time) Language(s): Albanian and English (simultaneous interpretation) Registration Registration will be open to all people interested through the above registration form.
FINAL EVENT The event FORWORK aimed at developing, implementing, and evaluating innovative paths to effective integration of asylum seekers and refugees in the labour market. The beneficiaries, hosted in reception centres in Piedmont (Italy) and Albania, were offered mentoring, language courses, vocational training, and support in identifying their skills and looking for a […]
KNOWLEDGE-SHARING EVENT Background Fostering Opportunities of Refugee Workers (FORWORK) is a pilot project aimed at the labour market integration of asylum seekers and refugees hosted in reception centers (CAS) in Piedmont (Italy) and Albania. Under this project, ITCILO identified 10 and functioning practices of labour market integration of refugees and asylum seekers from other […]
Fostering Opportunities of Refugee Workers
This project has received financial support from the European Union Programme for Employment and Social Innovation "EaSI" (2014- 2020)