Ministry sends Venezuelans to the job market

 SPPE Secretary Igor Franco visited shelters in Boa Vista and São Paulo, where immigrants are being registered and given work permits.

SPPE Secretary Igor Franco visited shelters in Boa Vista and São Paulo, where immigrants are being registered and given work permits.

The Ministry of Labor is working to bring Venezuelan immigrants into the labor market. The aim is to provide support and guarantee rights to people who have arrived in Brazil fleeing the economic crisis in the neighboring country. "We're working to get these immigrants into the market and prevent them from living in degrading conditions in Brazilian cities," explains the Ministry's Secretary for Public Employment Policies, Igor Franco, who was in Boa Vista and São Paulo on Tuesday (17) dealing with the issue.

In the São Paulo capital, the secretary visited the Temporary Reception Center (CAT) in São Mateus, in the East Zone, to see the City Hall facilities where most of the Venezuelans who arrived from Roraima are staying. With the support of the regional manager of Labor and Employment in Santo André, Helcio Ceccheto Filho, the head of SPPE checked out the work of registering and handing out work cards to the immigrants. "We're making sure they're referred to the National Employment System (Sine) to help them get a job," said Franco.

Shopkeepers - From there, the secretary went to the São Mateus Chamber of Shopkeepers (CDL), where he met with the organization's president, Marcelo Doria. The aim of the meeting was to make it possible to donate material to help welcome the immigrants, such as clothes and blankets, as well as checking out the possibility of placing Venezuelan workers in job vacancies in the retail sector.

Since the end of March, 161 Venezuelans have arrived in São Paulo from Roraima, following an agreement between São Paulo City Hall, the Federal Government and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). New groups are expected to arrive in the coming days, totaling 300 people. This Wednesday, the secretary will carry out the same action in Cuiabá, where another 80 Venezuelans have been taken.

Igor Franco recalls that the transfer was necessary due to the "saturation" seen in Boa Vista, where the immigrants are housed in squares and makeshift accommodation. "We were in the capital of Roraima to also provide a structure and help find jobs, but the market in Boa Vista is unable to receive so many people," said the secretary.

Source: Ministry of Labor