Refugees will work in Halkidiki hotels during the next tourist season, covering gaps mainly for cleanliness, garden care and kitchen work.

The networking between refugees and hoteliers took place on a career day organized by the Transport in collaboration with the Halkidiki Hotel Association at the “I. Vellidis »of Thessaloniki.

With their resume in their hand, more than 100 refugees from the Thessaloniki urban fabric and the nearby hospitality structures have interviewed representatives of 25 hotel groups and large Halkidiki hotels, who responded to the call of the Union.

‘At the end of the process, there was Offer 70 jobs Candidates, who are now invited to talk to employers and conclude an agreement, ”explained the organization of the organization’s Athenian/Macedonian News Agency, Nikoleta Dimitroukas’ training and integration officer.

The collaboration between Halkidiki Hotel Translation and Hotel Association started on a pilot basis on March 1st and will last 6 months. The main objective is to find and support a hundred refugees that will arise after a double number of stakeholders and to integrate them into the Halkidiki hotel industry.

“A big problem is the non -knowledge of the Greek language, but almost everyone speaks English,” Ms Dimitroukas said, adding that the support on the part of the metaphor also includes the writing of a resume, the issuance of documents and the possible need for interpretation. It is noted that the majority of refugees who came to the career day are young men who, if selected and agreed, will be employed by legal work in the tourist season, until October.

As the president of the Halkidiki Hotel Association, Grigoris Tassios, points out in a statement from the organization, “The successful career day with refugees has shown that we can meet the needs of the labor market, while at the same time supporting their smooth integration into Greek society“