INTERCULTURAL BUSINESS
MEDIUM AUDIO
“It’sa record that should never have been set,” said the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Filippo Grandi. He was commenting on the news that over 100 million people around the world have now been forcibly displaced because of war, persecution or natural disasters.
Having to flee your home is a traumatic experience that can leave emotional (and physical) scars. Then, having escaped immediate danger, refugees face linguistic, psychological and bureaucratic challenges to start a new life in an unfamiliar place. Business Spotlight spoke with four displaced people who shared their experiences of working or looking for work in their host countries.
Zmicier Mickiewicz
Nationality: Belarusian
Profession: journalist (at Belsat TV)
Current location: Poland
Zmicier Mickiewicz was on the balcony of a Minsk apartment, presenting a livestream of street protests for ...