Labour needs: Workers unloading fresh produce from a truck at a market in Thessaloniki, Greece. In a study, 49% of businesses said they were eager to hire refugees and migrants as there are certain jobs that Greeks won’t do. ― Bloomberg
ATHENS: Bowed over a large workbench with a dozen classmates, asylum-seeker Fazle Rabbi is learning how to construct a network cable, hoping to boost his job prospects in Greece.
“If I get good marks from this academy, I think I will get (a job) as an IT technician,” the 18-year-old Bangladeshi said, pliers in hand.
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