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Information and advice desks for immigrants

  Introduction:

The last official data say to us the number of immigrants with a job in Aragon are 19940 people, although the estimations of immigrants that live in our region are about 35000.

  Description of the problem:

The main problem of the immigration in Aragon and in Spain is the situation of margination that accompanies the illegal immigration. Without residence or work permits the immigrant is advocated to the exclusion.

  Description of the solution:

The information and advice desks have as an objective to support and manage the necessary proceedings to obtain the work and residence permits, and the proceedings to obtain the familiar regrouping.

In Aragon there are permanently open offices in the three province heads: Zaragoza, Huesca and Teruel, in the sub provinces heads, and in certain areas with a high number of immigrants in concrete periods of the year.

The following services are given:

- Legal advise for any need.
- Legal representation before the Justice in certain situations
- Mediation with the Administration
- Management in the proceedings processes of the residence and work permits.
- Monitoring of the dossiers before the Ministry of Justice and Police.
- Participation in all the debate forum of the Administration and proposals aimed at improving the legislation and solving irregular situations
- Participation in the programming of quotas and the Integral plan of Immigration of the Regional Government.
- Process of internal sensitizing for the implication of the Workers' delegates in the field of immigration.
- Collaboration with City Councils in the area to open information desks.
- Awareness raising of the population and the businessmen.
- Opening process of the Trade Union to this population, through information actions, possibility of participation in internal cultural activities.
- Advice and labour support from the Industry Federations.
- Information sessions about legislative modifications.
- Opening of a service of children-care centre for the meetings where immigrants participate.

  Impact and results:

Although the number of users have gone increasing progressively, during the year 2001 a total of 3000 proceedings were opened and managed, and a quantity of 5000 people more were advised.

 

 

  Practical considerations :

This programme has been carried out for 10 years. The budget for 2001 has been 60.101 Eur. The financing sources are: the Province Administration of Zaragoza, the regional government and UGT Aragón.

IF YOU WISH ANY FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT TO:

UGT Aragón.

Calle Costa, 1-3ô planta.
50001 Zaragoza
Tels. 976 70 01 00 - 976 70 01 10
Fax. 976 70 01 01
ugt@aragon.ugt.org