IOM has been providing its services and couselling in Slovakia almost for 25 years. Look at this overview of its key activities and results in the brochure IOM Slovakia 1996 – 2021: |
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Key milestones and facts about IOM in Slovakia in the period 1996 – 2021: |
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1996 |
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Slovakia becomes a member of IOM, based on which the IOM Office in Bratislava is established. |
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1998 |
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Programme to assist unsuccessful asylum seekers and foreigners without a residence permit in the Slovak Republic with their return home is established. |
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2000 |
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Opening of the IOM Sub-office in Košice. |
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2003 |
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Nationwide campaign to prevent trafficking in human beings. |
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2006 |
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A comprehensive programme of return and assistance to trafficked persons. |
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Opening of IOM Migration Information Centre in Bratislava and Košice. |
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2007 |
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Providing reintegration support to migrants after returning from Slovakia to their country of origin with the assistance of IOM. With the support of IOM, Yuliya returned home from Slovakia, completed a course and gained a new profession. |
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2008 |
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Establishing of the National Helpline for Victims of Trafficking in Human Beings 0800 800 818. |
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2009 |
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IOM becomes the coordinator of the European Migration Network (EMN) National Contact Point for the Slovak Republic. |
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Research on migration and migration trends in Slovakia and on public attitudes towards migration in the Slovak Republic. |
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The beginning of the humanitarian transfer of refugees through the territory of the Slovak Republic in cooperation with the UNHCR and the Government of the Slovak Republic. |
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2010 |
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Launch of an educational programme to strengthen the intercultural skills of civil servants and public administration employees who provide services to foreigners. |
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2011 |
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International media competition Migrants in the Spotlight and educational workshops on migration for current and future media professionals. |
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Production of a documentary film entitled 0800 800 818 about victims of trafficking in human beings and associated risks. |
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2012 |
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The first edition of the EMN Educational Seminar on Migration. |
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Research on causes, forms and consequences of violence against third-country nationals in the Slovak Republic. |
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2013 |
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Production of a documentary film entitled We Are Also at Home Here about the life of foreigners in Slovakia and educational materials about migration. |
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2016 |
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Creation of a free mobile application Safe Travel & Work Abroad to assist in combatting human trafficking. |
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2019 |
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Training and counselling services for employers about residency and employment of foreigners in Slovakia. |
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2020 |
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Services and counselling to citizens of the United Kingdom on the registration of residence and other areas of life in Slovakia after the UK’s departure from the EU. |
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2021 |
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Development of a Labour Mobility Scheme for the Slovak Republic. |
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