Denmark: an employment fair for immigrants

The former Copenhagen Stock Exchange hosted Tuesday nearly a thousand immigrant job applicants, during the first employment fair specially designed for "new Danes", who have trouble to integrate the labour market, in spite of Denmark's full employment situation. More than 50% of immigrants do not work. (Ref. 06837)
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The idea to organize a special employment fair for immigrants came from a simple report: “Danish companies need employees”. Immigrants need a job. Why not make them meet? ”, wondered Annette Overby, head consultant at the Chamber of Commerce and author of a report on the integration of immigrants in large Danish companies. 21 companies were present at the employment fair, Tuesday : McDonald’ S, the hotel chains Hilton & Scandic and Radisson SAS, store chains Bilka and Matas, the Jysk bank, the

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