Paris 2008

CONFERENCE SUMMARY

AGENDA

Foreign Born Spouses
EU (Head), Austria, Finland, Netherlands

• Obstacles facing Foreign Born Spouses regarding Employment
• Proposals to the MFAs

Job Database
Switzerland (Head), Italy, Germany, Portugal, Sweden

• Job Databases to Facilitate Job Search

Volunteering: a Springboard to Employment
France

• Volunteering at post
• Official recognition and accreditation of volunteer work
• Volunteer Passport: certificate for volunteer work
• Volunteering as a way back into the workforce

Pensions
Netherlands (Head), Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland

• Compensation for loss of pension rights

Guest Speaker
InterNations founder, Malte Zeeck

• Internations, New Expat Network, launched in September 2007
• How InterNations can be a useful communication tool for EUFASA associations