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Inspiring Women: Starting a Professional in the UK

March 3, 2020

Data shows that female migrants are more vulnerable to discrimination and mistreatment than their male counterparts (Migration Data Portal, 2020), […]

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Inspiring Women: Florence’s Struggle into UK Employment

February 14, 2020

Data shows that female migrants are more vulnerable to discrimination and mistreatment than their male counterparts (Migration Data Portal, 2020), […]

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Meet social entrepreneur Ali Abdul: How holistic support is helping refugees fulfil their goals

July 10, 2019

Since launching in March 2018, MiFriendly Cities has been developing a holistic employment and skills initiative which aims to go […]

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Refugee Week: MiFriendly Cities Refugee Entrepreneurship & Skills Event

June 17, 2019

Birmingham is celebrating Refugee Week with a series of events starting on Monday (17 June) which will showcase success stories […]

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Launching Coventry’s Pop-up Furniture Factory

May 7, 2019

Housing represents one of the most common reasons for migrants and refugees seeking support, but poor quality housing is also […]

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Employers wary of hiring refugees and migrants to help fill shortages need help understanding the law

May 1, 2019

By Catherine Harris, Assistant Professor, Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, Coventry University A recent survey I conducted of employers in […]

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MiFriendly Cities Employers Survey highlights recruitment difficulties in the West Midlands

March 13, 2019

Four out of five Coventry employers are finding it hard to recruit staff with the right skills and experience, survey […]

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Social enterprise, community innovation and empowering through language

February 13, 2019

Having moved into the implementation stages of the project, MiFriendly Cities finished 2018 with the successful launch of three initiatives, […]

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