"We do not send them away. We help them take one more step, and gain another experience," says the head of the employment office in Söderhamn, Mohamed Chabchoub.
Chabchoub claims that the joint initiative between the municipality and the employment office is not an attempt to "buy themselves" out of a currently high unemployment rate.
The youth get free housing in Norway for a month, and are offered assistance with finding a job in Norway.
The initiative, which is called "The job journey - the door to finding work in Norway" (Jobbreisen - Døren til arbeid i Norge), was a necessary measure according to municipal project leader Magnus Nilsen.
The unemployment rate is more than 25 percent, and traveling to Norway to work has already been a popular option among youth, Nilsen tells the British newspaper Daily Telegraph.
"But some who wish to travel do not know how they can find work, or a place to live. That's why we help them with a little bit of both," says Nilsen.
Söderhamn is located 250 kilometers north of Stockholm, and has a population of approximately 12,500.
(Aftenposten/Daily Telegraph)
Julie Ryland
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has presented its views on the Norwegian economy and Norwegian economic policy, and concludes that the Norwegian economy continues to perform well.(Photo: Finance Minister Sigbjørn Johnsen)..
The Executive Board of the Norwegian Central Bank (Norges Bank) has decided to keep the key policy rate unchanged at 1.5 percent. (Photo Norges Bank Deputy Governor Jan Qvigstad)
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