JOB PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE

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1 MAGNET II JOB PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE for Voluntary Returnees from Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom returning to the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

2 ABOUT IOM The International Organization for Migration is the leading intergovernmental organization in the field of migration with more than 470 field locations worldwide. Iman, 47 years old, returned to Iraq in 2010 and works in a clothing shop. IOM is committed to the principle that humane and orderly migration benefits migrants and society. Cover picture: Mohammed returned to KR-I and settled in Erbil in late After three months and a couple of interviews that did not work out, he was hired through the MAGNET project as a sales representative by an information technology company.

3 MAGNET II MAGNET II is a project implemented by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) with the support of the Bureau of Migration and Displacement (BMD) and in coordination with the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). The objective is to foster long-term socioeconomic reintegration of Iraqi voluntary returnees by linking them to potential employers in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and vice versa. Rasool returned to Sulaymaniyah in He found a job as an oil drill operator in less than three months through the MAGNET project. The company that hired him provided on the job training as he had no previous experience in this line of work. Primarily funded by the European Return Fund (Community Actions 2013), MAGNET II aims at strengthening the links between IOM and the private sector in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq in order to facilitate the job referral of voluntary returnees and to increase the number of available job offers. Partners and Donors

4 BENEFITING FROM MAGNET II ASSISTANCE What can MAGNET II do for you? MAGNET II can provide you with job information and counselling as well as referral to potential employers and training centers. Who can benefit from MAGNET II? Job placement assistance is dedicated to Iraqi nationals returning voluntarily from Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom to the governorates of Erbil, Dahuk and Sulaymaniyah from 1 April 2014 to 31 March How does MAGNET II work? MAGNET II will: 1. Inform you on the situation of the labour market in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq as well as training and other reintegration opportunities; 2. Assist you in the creation of your CV that will be included in a job-matching database in order to identify vacancies corresponding to your skills; 3. Share with you existing vacancy opportunities relevant to your profile and refer you to potential employers in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. More information is available on Important notice MAGNET II is a project created to assist voluntary returnees in finding a job for ensuring their long-term socio-economic reintegration. IOM participating missions will be available to provide comprehensive information and identify job opportunities. However, please keep in mind that neither IOM nor other MAGNET II partners including governments and the private sector can ensure the availability of suitable vacancies or long-term employment. IOM will continue working with relevant authorities of the Kurdistan Regional Government on new initiatives to promote returnees reintegration and will inform returnees during the implementation of the MAGNET II project.

5 CONTACT INFORMATION IN IRAQ IOM Iraq (Erbil Hub) contact information Erbil - Ainkawa Opposite to AKKAD Sport Center magneterbil@iom.int Office phone: +964 (0) Mobile: +964 (0) IOM OIM Dahuk - Kistan Street Botan Quarter - 35 Street magnetdahuk@iom.int Office phone: +964 (0) Mobile: +964 (0) Sulaymaniyah - Salim Street Khasraw Khal Bridge Rand Gallery Building - 4th floor, flat No. 2 magnetsuly@iom.int Office phone: +964 (0) Mobile: +964 (0) Bureau of Migration and Displacement contact information Erbil Meters Road Near Shifa Hospital next to Mali Masi ddm_erbil@yahoo.com Office phone: +964 (0) Mobile: +964 (0) Dahuk - Gre Basse Next to Shana Motel dinya1897@yahoo.com Mobile: +964 (0) Sulaymaniyah - Bakhtiary Next to Directorate of Residence immigrationsul@yahoo.com Office phone: +964 (0) Mobile: +964 (0)

6 IOM CONTACT IN EUROPE IOM Belgium Rue Montoyerstraat, Brussels Tel.: IOM Finland Unioninkatu 13, 6th floor Helsinki Tel.: IOM France 31, rue du Faubourg Poissonnière Paris Tel.: IOM Germany Frankenstrasse Nuremberg Tel.: germany.iom.int IOM the Netherlands P.O. Box HT The Hague Tel.: IOM the United Kingdom 11 Belgrave Road London SW1V 1RB Tel.: unitedkingdom.iom.int Kovan returned to Dahuk with his family in July He was referred by IOM to a photographic studio and laboratory, which offered him a secretarial position.