Info sessions in Lesura and Kravoder

On April 12 and 14, 2022, IOM staff visited the villages of Lesura and Kravoder (Krivodol Municipality), two settlements with big Roma communities.

The unemployment rate in the region is high and the emigration intensive. With the assistance of representatives of the Labor Bureau-Krivodol Directorate and the labor mediator Nikolay Georgiev, IOM organized a meeting with people looking for work in Bulgaria and abroad. During the discussions and info-sessions the talks covered topics related to risks of trafficking and smuggling, labor and sexual exploitation, rights and obligations of migrants in the EU, institutions providing assistance, etc.