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Programme outcome the project contributes to: “Improved situation for the Roma population”.
The project will contribute to improved knowledge of asylum and migration legislation and risks of abuse and exploitation in Bulgaria and EU/EEA among the Roma population. The Roma population are a high-risk group for exploitation and abuse, and the project envisages developing and piloting a prevention campaign related to migration both in Bulgaria and other EU/EEA countries. The Roma population has limited knowledge on the asylum and migration issues such as smuggling, trafficking, selling fake address registrations, labour exploitation and other pertinent challenges related to migration in the EU/EEA.
The project will include, inter alia, the following main activities:
- Elaboration of a comprehensive analysis/assessment of the situation of the Roma population as regards the migration related issues to better target the topics to be tackled;
- Awareness raising campaigns among the Roma communities on legal aspects, rights and responsibilities of asylum seekers and undocumented migrants in Bulgaria;
- Information sessions, discussions, workshops and other awareness raising activities on legal aspects of working in the EU/EEA, risks and prevention of exploitation, including risks of labour trafficking, conditions for staying and working in EU/EEA; access to social and health services in the EU/EEA