23.05.2022
ROMA AWARENESS INITIATIVE
A campaign has been launched to raise awareness among the Roma population about migration and the risk of abuse and exploitation in Bulgaria and abroad. The campaign is organized in the community center of the capital's Filipovtsi district by the National Network of Health Mediators, the Bulgarian Family Planning Association and the Minority Health Problems Foundation within a project of the International Organization for Migration.
The official opening of the meeting was attended by the director of the regional employment service in Sofia Polina Marinova, who stressed that the Employment Agency supports any initiative aimed at reducing vicious practices for labor exploitation. Part of the event were the photo stories from the campaign "Let's open the door", which was organized on the occasion of the International Roma Day. The exhibition panels reflect real moments from everyday life, work and Roma culture, as well as stories from the life of Roma who have started working on employment promotion programs.
The meeting brought together interested organizations and representatives of the Roma community to present and discuss the project. Topics related to the rights and obligations of Roma in legal migration in the EU and EEA countries, asylum and migration, human trafficking, risk of labor exploitation abroad, living and working conditions, access to social and health services and other were discussed. The campaign schedule also includes information meetings in Breznik, Tran, Provadiya and Harmanli.