A four-year programme on intercultural mediation has been established to assist doctors in providing medical services for migrants in Greece. The introduction of intercultural mediators in hospitals facilitated communication between immigrants and hospital staff, thereby reducing cultural misunderstandings and promoting non discriminatory access to public health services.
The training programmes aimed to include the value of interculturalism and emphasize capacity building at all levels of public administration (national, regional and local). They addressed public servants employed at all levels of government who deal with third-country nationals or handle issues related to them, in order to help them design and implement comprehensive integration policies.
The project included seminars with educational units regarding:
When people apply for visas to travel to Australia for work purposes, prior to arrival in Australia they receive a booklet with practical information about living in the country, including the Australian Values Statement. This information is intended for people who are applying for a visa to live in Australia, either permanently or on a temporary basis.
All too frequently, xenophobia against migrant workers is fuelled by populist attitudes that are divorced from the reality on the ground. Wittingly or unwittingly, media can play its part in creating an unbalanced discourse about migration, including labour migration. To mark International Migrants Day on December 18, 2015, the ILO aunched the “Reporting Fairly on Labour Migration” global media competition to recognize exemplary media coverage and fair reporting on the issue.
Community Hubs bring local communities and migrants together to build cohesive communities. Community Hubs Australia works with local communities and governments in multiple Australian states to support refugees and new migrants as they achieve independence and become active community members. Highly effective, the Hubs design and manage evidence-based programs to reach and support migrant/refugee women and pre-school children, who are hard to reach through traditional services.
Harmony Week is held every year on the week of the 21 March to coincide with the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and celebrate Australia's cultural diversity.
The message of Harmony Day is that everyone belongs - it is a day of cultural respect for everyone who calls Australia home.
Between 1999 and 2020, more than 80,000 Harmony Week events had been held in childcare centres, schools, community groups, churches, businesses and federal, state and local government agencies across Australia.
The aim of the National Anti-Racism Strategy is to promote a clear understanding in the Australian community of what racism is, and how it can be prevented and reduced.
This aim is achieved through three objectives:
Zambia has hosted refugees from the region since the 1960s. The country currently hosts over 53,000 people of concern mainly from Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, and Somalia, with the majority residing in the two settlements (in Mayukwayukwa near Kaoma and Meheba near Solwezi) , while the rest are in urban areas or self-settled.
Costa Rica, as a receiving country, has been an option for improving the living conditions of thousands of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers.
Futurpreneur Canada is a national, non-profit organization that provides financing, mentoring and support tools to aspiring young business owners (aged 18-39).
Its Newcomer Program provides tailored support to newcomers, including specific eligibility criteria for loan financing for young entrepreneurs (between the ages of 19-34) who have been in Canada for less than five years and who have limited or no established credit history in Canada.