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Between discrimination, abuse and exploitation. The Immigrants’ access to civil rights
The research published in October 2015 exposes issues faced by immigrants in Romania, analyzes the legal framework and proposes a series of recommendations to facilitate their integration.
The research exposes issues faced by immigrants in Romania, analyzes the legal framework and proposes a series of recommendations to facilitate their integration.
According to the research results, the main barrier in the way of a successful integration process is the difficult access to information.
The analysis focused on 5 civil rights domains: access to education, housing, health, labor market and goods and services. The migrants interviewed encountered specific obstacles in each area, from the institutional context to personal interactions, especially in those cases where a person had distinguishing physical traits.
Immigrants seeking employment are among the most vulnerable because resigning from an employer means that they have to find a new job within 60 days, otherwise they risk being expelled from the country.
Education is another area of concern as it has significant relevance in determining the foreigner’s future options. Access to education is difficult, but once inside the system, foreigners continue to face diverse institutional discrimination – starting from the need to pay additional fees, the lack of facilities (e.g. free transportation). After graduation, foreigners face new obstacles that prevent them from getting the right to practice some professions, such as medicine.
The research part of the project “Discrimination against immigrants in the area of civil rights – DIM” was initiated by ARPS in partnership with SAR and CNCD and is funded by EEA grants 2009 – 2014, through the NGO fund in Romania. www.eeagrants.org
More information: http://imigranti.ro/english/
The research exposes issues faced by immigrants in Romania, analyzes the legal framework and proposes a series of recommendations to facilitate their integration.
According to the research results, the main barrier in the way of a successful integration process is the difficult access to information.
The analysis focused on 5 civil rights domains: access to education, housing, health, labor market and goods and services. The migrants interviewed encountered specific obstacles in each area, from the institutional context to personal interactions, especially in those cases where a person had distinguishing physical traits.
Immigrants seeking employment are among the most vulnerable because resigning from an employer means that they have to find a new job within 60 days, otherwise they risk being expelled from the country.
Education is another area of concern as it has significant relevance in determining the foreigner’s future options. Access to education is difficult, but once inside the system, foreigners continue to face diverse institutional discrimination – starting from the need to pay additional fees, the lack of facilities (e.g. free transportation). After graduation, foreigners face new obstacles that prevent them from getting the right to practice some professions, such as medicine.
The research part of the project “Discrimination against immigrants in the area of civil rights – DIM” was initiated by ARPS in partnership with SAR and CNCD and is funded by EEA grants 2009 – 2014, through the NGO fund in Romania. www.eeagrants.org
More information: http://imigranti.ro/english/
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