About us

We are Refugee Talent Hub. Since 2016, we have been inspiring and enabling employers to work with newcomers, using practical, hands-on expertise. We share our knowledge and experience of what is possible and what works. Together with our corporate partners, we work towards inclusive workplaces and create personal encounters and activities where talent takes centre stage. And through our platform, RefugeeWork, we connect employers directly with job-seeking refugees.

Our dream is a Netherlands where employers recognize and utilize the talents of refugees, giving them the right opportunities in the job market.

The Value of Work

Employers with a diverse workforce are demonstrably more successful than others. Teams become more innovative through new perspectives, and colleagues learn from each other. As a result, organizations become more agile and future-proof.

For a newcomer, a job is about much more than earning money. Having a job also means structure, social contacts, and the feeling of being needed and belonging. Various studies show that work greatly contributes to rapid integration, self-reliance, and independence.

Together with various employers, we work towards a world in which people's talents are recognized and valued. With our knowledge and experience, we help organizations to find, meet and sustainably employ newcomers. 

One of the main barriers newcomers face in finding work is the lack of a professional network. Employers and refugees simply do not cross paths. That's why personal encounters are at the heart of our activities: a chance for employers and candidates to get to know each other beyond the CV.

We also support employers in building a refugee-friendly workplace, with a focus on buy-in, recruitment and retention, and we contribute to a realistic view of refugees as professionals. After all, refugees are simply professionals who happen to have been born elsewhere.

Through our platform RefugeeWork, we connect employers directly with job-seeking refugees — independently where possible, with guidance where needed.

Activities

Our activities are tailored to what an employer wants to achieve: connecting, recruiting, developing or retaining talent. This includes meet-ups, workshops, skills-based sessions, recruitment programs and guidance towards an inclusive workplace.

Together with our corporate partners, we ensure these activities are practical, personal and effective, enabling employers to take immediate action while creating equal opportunities for newcomers.

Employers can become a partner and organize activities with us, use RefugeeWork independently, or combine both. Through RefugeeWork, employers can post vacancies, find candidates and get in direct contact: independently where possible, with support where needed.

In this way, we offer every employer a suitable route towards sustainable employment for newcomers and a workplace where everyone feels welcome.

Refugee-friendly workplace

Organising activities for refugees alone is not enough. On the employers' side, it is important to focus on diversity and inclusion, or in other words: how do you create a 'refugee-friendly workplace'? Together with employers, we work on strengthening internal support for diversity in the workplace and pay special attention to working with refugees.

Societal perceptions

We see refugees as professionals born elsewhere. People with talents, with new or different perspectives. People who can contribute to organizations and to our society.