Iglava authorities plan to hire refugees from Ukraine as police assistants
Czech Iglava authorities want to create jobs for Ukrainians within the police force. They become assistants to uniformed police officers who help them prevent crime. Those interested can start working next spring. – There is a very large Ukrainian diaspora here with specific problems and we think we can get a little closer to them – says the city's mayor.
According to Czech public broadcaster Radio Prague International, Iglava Mayor Petr Liška said above all that his two aides would strengthen relations with the city's large Ukrainian community and increase trust in the police. He hopes that it will help him improve.
Rome already has several such positions in the city. City Hall estimates that about 7,000 people currently live in Ijewa, a town of 50,000 people. Ukrainian citizen.
Iglava, Czech Republic. Ukrainian police assistant. “Maybe we can get a little closer.”
Lischka indicated work could begin in the spring if a suitable candidate is found. For this reason, the city plans to apply for funds to cover the compensation of new assistant workers.
“There's a huge diaspora here with specific issues, and I think we can get a little closer to them,” the mayor said.
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He added that a potential candidate's length of residence in the city is not very important to their chances of being hired. “What's important to me is that the candidates are the best of the people who can help us,” he added.
The Czech Republic is one of the leading countries in accepting refugees from Ukraine.
In the Czech Republic, crime prevention assistants work with the police to help maintain public order and law enforcement.
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In May, Eurostat reported that the Czech Republic ranked third in Europe for accepting refugees from Ukraine. More than 8% ended up evacuating to their neighbors to the south. All those who fled the war, approximately 356,500 people. people.
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