The Lusofonia Migrant Desk, which will be based in Albufeira, was, on the morning of this Friday, the 9th, presented at the Town Hall of Vila Real de Santo António.
The Lusofonia Migrant Desk will serve the entire Cape Verdean population residing in the Algarve, «ensuring the full integration of Cape Verdean residents and workers», stresses the VRSA municipality.
The project represents «a social response aimed at working immigrants, guaranteeing the safeguarding of their rights, duties and guarantees, having as valences the mediation between entrepreneurs, institutions and the labor market, especially within the framework of the mobility agreement in the Portuguese-speaking space».
With opening scheduled for the first quarter of 2023, the structure aims to respond to labor mobility agreements, allowing mediation between entrepreneurs, institutions and the labor market.
The choice of the municipality of Albufeira is based on the long process of twinning this Algarve municipality with Sal Island, which has already existed for 25 years.
The Counter will have the technical support of several Cape Verdean specialists, who will help create specific social responses for the population, in conjunction with the Local Center for the Integration of Immigrants, the High Commission for Migrations, the Institute of Employment and Vocational Training , the Embassy of Cape Verde and the Governments of Portugal and Cape Verde.
The Branch is focused on the concept of social economy, based on three fundamental pillars: social solidarity, education and services.
The presentation ceremony of the Lusofonia Migrant Desk was attended by Álvaro Araújo, mayor of VRSA, Dirce Évora, legal consultant and social activist, and Ildo Fortes, coordinator of the Support Office for Social Inclusion of Cape Verdeans and ambassador of the Municipality of Sal in Portugal.
The act was also attended by the mayor of Albufeira, José Carlos Rolo, the first secretary of AMAL, Brandão Pires, the councilor of CM VRSA responsible for culture and education, Conceição Pires, and representatives of the local security, PSP and GNR.
In addition to cementing the connection between the Algarve and Cape Verde, serving all Cape Verdeans residing in the region, this project aims to exchange experiences and deepen, likewise, the twinning protocol signed between Vila Real de Santo António and the Municipality of Sal , in 2009, which has allowed the promotion of multiple projects in the areas of culture, education and tourism.
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