At Ifema from October 11nd to 14th
The Products and Services Fair for Immigrants (Integra Madrid), which will be held at Ifema from October 11 to 14, will promote employment through companies from different sectors that will offer job openings for their establishments.
Integra Madrid will host consulting firms such as Adecco and other companies from sectors such as telephony, banking, and food, which are interested in offering jobs to immigrants who meet the requirements demanded by these entities.
Adecco, a company specializing in human resources and career guidance, will provide advice and guidance to immigrants who request it based on market demand.
Simultaneously with the competition, the consulting firm will hold technical sessions and an employment workshop, offering practical advice on resume writing, preparing for job interviews, and teaching self-assessment exercises, among other things.
The UGT and Comisiones Obreras unions, together with the Regional Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, will participate in these technical conferences and workshops through presentations on workplace safety.
Other organizations such as the "Inmipymes Platform" will present at the fair the "Practical Guide for the immigrant who wants to be an entrepreneur", sponsored by the Immigration Department of the Community of Madrid.
For its part, Opencor, a company specializing in food and distribution, told the Integra Madrid organization that they will be looking for "qualified professionals" to fill the job openings offered by the company.
According to data from the latest Social Security affiliation report, published in July 2007, the number of foreign workers in Spain exceeds two million people, of which 1.358 come from non-EU countries.
The same report highlights the presence, above all, of Romanian (198.811), Ecuadorian (274.128), Moroccan (264.048) and Colombian (150.603) members.
On the other hand, gradually, a significant number of foreigners who came to Spain in search of better living conditions have left behind salaried jobs to start business projects, especially in small businesses within the trade sector.
According to the National Federation of Associations of Self-Employed Workers, one in four new self-employed workers is an immigrant.
Of the 22.053 self-employed workers who registered from January to March of this year, 5.523, or 25 percent, were foreigners.
Another report published by the Global Entrepreneurial Activity (GEM1) shows that the entrepreneurial activity of immigrants in Spain in 2005 accounted for 0,2 percent of the total entrepreneurial activity rate, and indicates that there are forecasts for growth in the coming years.
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