Training schemes give new hope to refugees in France


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  • Thursday, 12 Jul 2018

Student Jenna Diop, aged 20, works in her web development class as part of professional training at the Simplon.co school specialized in digital sector in Montreuil, near Paris, France, June 14, 2018. Picture taken June 14, 2018. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer

SAINT-AVOLD/MONTREUIL, France (Reuters) - Sudanese refugee Nasser Mudwey has no regrets about giving up his dream to reach Britain, opting instead for a training scheme at a Peugeot gearbox factory in eastern France.

Julian Durdur, 23, who fled from persecution against Christian minorities in Iraq, is learning code at a centre where low-skilled workers are trained in digital technology, outside Paris.

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