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Introduction

With a more specific knowledge of what Diversity Management actually is, the attention of this day will be mainly focused on SMEs and how DM may be particularly useful for small business realities. There will be described the main difficulties faced by SMEs but also the main opportunities that these have when approaching ethnic and cultural diversity. In the same realm, participants will get to know the Guide for the Implementation of Diversity Management Practices in SMEs of the European Union and will get to know better also the Diversity Chapters already existing in the different participant countries. Examples and good practices of Diversity Management in big corporations and in SMEs will be described and discussed. Finally, participants will continue to work on their Diversity Management project proposals.

Once you have completed Topic 1, you should know/be able to define/have knowledge of:

Identifying the main advantages and difficulties that may be encountered during the implementation of Diversity Management programs and practices in a very specific socio-economic context such as the one of SMEs;
Learning some of the main strategies/steps to elaborate and implement Diversity Management initiatives in SMEs;
Identifying the main elements that characterize successful examples of Diversity Management practices in big corporations and/or SMEs.

Differentiating the role of social partners in the promotion of ethnic diversity in the different MIGRAID countries.

Open Day 4: Diversity Management in SME's

Summary Exercise 1

1. Open-ended question

Please write three of the main benefits of Diversity Management for SMEs and three of the main difficulties to overcome to implement it.

Benefits:

Difficulties:

Summary Exercise 2

Please select one or more fundamental guidelines to elaborate initiatives of Diversity Management in SMEs:

	Improve communication with all your employees
	Do not worry too much of the company’s reputation.
	Try to implement the initiative by yourself without getting lost in others’ advices.
	Recruit people only from the native population.
	Get new costumers and access new markets

Summary Exercise 3

3. Open-ended question

In one or two paragraph maximum, please describe one example of Diversity Management that you got to know during the training week and briefly explain why, according to you, this is a successful case study (you can select the example either from big companies or SMEs):

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Summary Exercise 4

Please drag the items on the left to the correct definitions on the right hand side:

France		Trade unions, employers’ organizations and local public authorities are all well involved in the design of the integration path for immigrants and refugees; this is done through meetings where representatives from all branches try to identify the obstacles and define solutions for facilitating the process.
Denmark		The educational and counselling programs of social partners are the most consistent effort in empowering working migrant populations. At the level of advocacy and policy making, social partners are involved in institutions such as the Economic and Social Committee (OKE) and the National Human Rights Commission (EEDA). However, it seems that diversity management in companies and organizations is not a priority, especially after the last economic crisis.
Greece		The four main Confederations of Trade Unions are committed promoting solidarity with foreign workers both at the legal level with the defense of acquired rights and at the social level trying to combat exclusion and exploitation. The network of companies and organization grouped through the Diversity Chapter are among the most active ones in the promotion of diversity practices within the workplace.
Cyprus		It does not exist a National Action Plan in terms of immigrants’ integration, the resources in this topic are limited, and the role of trade unions and civic organizations becomes one of merely consulting without the support of employees and local/national authorities.

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Kursus oversigt

MigrAID: EDUCATING SOCIAL PARTNERS TOWARDS ETHNIC DIVERSITY IN SMEs

Introducing the Migraid Project implemented

IO1: A RESEARCH STUDY ON MIGRANTS’ INTEGRATION AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY IN SMEs

A Research Study on Migrants’ Integration and Ethnic Diversity in SMEs. A Comparative Analysis implemented

IO2: TRAINING ON DIVERSITY: TRAINING MANUAL

IO2: Introduction implemented

MODULE 1: Introductions, objectives & ground rules implemented

MODULE 2: Understanding stereotypes & prejudice implemented

MODULE 3: Understanding Diversity implemented

MODULE 4: Discrimination not started

MODULE 5: Diversity and Economic Activity implemented

MODULE 6: Legal Framework not started

MODULE 7: Promoting Diversity & Combating Discrimination not started

MODULE 8: Labor Relations, collective bargaining & Diversity not started

MODULE 9: Coping with & Reporting Discrimination not started

MODULE 10: Recapitulation not started

MODULE 11: Evaluation & Concluding Remarks not started

IO2 Complete Diversity Tranining Manual implemented

IO3: VOCATIONAL EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING (VET) MATERIAL

Topic No 1: Issues of Diversity and Discrimination in the Workplace 1 out of 4

Topic No 2: EU Policies and the European institutional framework not started

Topic No 3: National institutional framework and initiatives of national actors in relation to anti- not started

Topic No 4: The contribution of the social partners to issues of diversity and discrimination not started

Topic No 5: Skills and Capacities on diversity management and negotiation not started

Topic No 6: Examples of good practices in managing diversity from the European area not started

Complete Report: VOCATIONAL EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING (VET) MATERIAL not started

IO4: TRAINING CURRICULUM ON DIVERSITY MANAGEMENT FOR SOCIAL PARTNERS

DAY 1: Diversity Awareness not started

DAY 2: Discrimination in the workplace and migrants’ economic integration not started

DAY 3: Managing ethnic diversity(ies) not started

DAY 4: Diversity management in SMEs not started

DAY 5: Conflict resolution in the workplace not started

IO4 Complete Training Manual implemented

IO5: SME DIVERSITY GUIDE

Ethnic Diversity Guide for SME's implemented

IO6: CONFLICT RESOLUTION SIMULATOR

Conflict MigrAID: Conflict Resolution Scenario implemented