SAN MILLÁN DE LA COGOLLA: SEMINAR ON CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY, MINORITIES AND IMMIGRATION
On 25, 26 and 27 November, the Monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla (La Rioja) hosted the seminar "Cultural and linguistic diversity, minorities and immigration", organised by the IPCM and the Humanism and Democracy Foundation (founding member of the Platform), along with the collaboration of the San Millán de la Cogolla Foundation.
During the seminar, the importance of the Spanish language was emphasized as being an essential vehicle for the integration of immigrants in Spain. Knowing the Spanish language is fundamental when it comes to finding employment, being able to relate to one's environment and becoming integrated within the host society. In addition, knowledge of the Spanish language brings access to a cultural universe of the first magnitude, as Spanish is now spoken by 470 million people in the world.
Madrid: The IPCM collaborates in the international seminar “The labour market emerging from the economic and social crisis and its impact on the creation of a fairer society
The International Platform for Cooperation and Migration took part in the international seminar "The labour market emerging from the economic and social crisis and its impact on the creation of a fairer society" held in Madrid from 11 to 13 November. 2016.
The seminar was organised by the Humanism and Democracy Foundation - H+D, founder member of the IPCM, with funding from the European Union and the European Centre for Workers' Affairs (EZA).
The seminar provided an analysis of employment policies in different member states of the European Union, within the framework of the Europe 2020 Strategy, as well as looking at the role of the Social Dialogue in building a better future for all.
Madrid: The IPCM attended the international seminar on structural challenges to the welfare state
The International Platform for Cooperation and Migration (IPCM) has collaborated in staging the international seminar "Structural challenges to the welfare state: new challenges for the model of workers' social protection" (read programme) held in Alcalá de Henares (Madrid) from 30 September to 2 October, 2016. This seminar was organized by the Spanish Centre for Workers' Affairs (CEAT in its Spanish acronym), with funding from the European Union and the European Centre for Workers' Questions (EZA).