Chicago Job Fair Offers 400 Jobs for Migrants as Native Black Population Suffers Rising Unemployment; Job Fair Held for Refugees at Misericordia Home

Chicago Job Fair Offers 400 Jobs for Migrants as Native Black Population Suffers Rising Unemployment:

Migrants were treated to a job fair in Chicago where employers were looking to offer about 400 of them jobs. Meanwhile, unemployment for city residents continues to trend upward.

The job fair was held on November 2 at the Chicago area Misericordia Home on the city’s north side where nearly 500 refugees from Venezuela, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Ukraine showed up to be courted for potential employment.

With interpreters provided for them, the migrants met with representatives in fields including health care, manufacturing, hospitality, logistics, and others.

The companies also offered help securing government services, legal papers, and even training and educational opportunities.

One of the organizers of the job fair was a migrant from Afghanistan.

Siam Pasarly, the co-founder of Kaar Poh Staffing Agency, told Chicago’s WGN-TV that he hopes to help immigrants avoid the struggles he went through when he first came to Chicago.

“It is very difficult, it is very tough. Until you experience it, you just don’t know,” he exclaimed. —>READ MORE HERE

Job fair held for refugees at Misericordia Home:

Refugees who are looking for employment are checking out a job fair Thursday at Misericordia Home.

Nearly 500 refugees from Venezuela, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Ukraine have registered and showed up for the fair that puts them face to face with potential opportunities.

With the help of interpreters, refugees will meet with representatives in healthcare, manufacturing, hospitality, logistics and many more.

More than 400 vacancies are available. These companies are committed to hiring them and providing needed support to succeed in the workplace.

This event is not just about finding them a job, but also assisting them to get their degrees accredited, financial advising, providing information on government benefits and language classes. —>READ MORE HERE

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