Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 23^rd February 2022

Algarve is the region where unemployment grew the most in January

The Algarve was, in January, the region of the country that registered the biggest increase in unemployment, compared to the previous month (+4.2%), according to data released by the Institute of Employment and Vocational Training (IEFP).

At the national level, unemployment increased by 2.3%, a figure that rises to 2.4%, taking into account only the mainland.

According to IEFP figures, the Algarve had, at the end of January of this year, 25,623 unemployed people enrolled in the IEFP services, 1,033 more than at the end of December, still a lower figure than that registered in January 2021 (33,571).

These data are influenced by the fact that the recruitment season in the hotel industry normally starts in the months of February and March.

At the end of last month, Alentejo had 15,673 unemployed registered with the IEFP services, 48 ​​more than at the end of December (+0.3%).

According to IEFP data, job offers in the Algarve region increased by 10.1% (+72), compared to December, but even so, there are 568 more (+259.4%) than in January 2021.

In Alentejo, job offers also increased last month, by 10.4% (+146), compared to December 2021. There are 51 more offers (+3.4%) than in the same month of the year previous.

Data released by the IEFP indicate that, at the end of January, 355,868 unemployed were registered with the Employment Services of the Mainland and Autonomous Regions, 2.3% more than in December 2021 (+7,909 people), but 16.1% less than in January of the same year (-68,491 people).

RTA prepares seminars to clarify support for companies

RTA provides clarification on helplines, venture capital and labour migration in the tourism sector.

At the beginning of March, the Entrepreneur Support Office of the Algarve Tourism Region (RTA) promotes a cycle of seminars to clarify the available support lines, financing for companies through venture capital and good migration management. labour in the sector.

On the 3rd of March, Thursday, in partnership with Turismo de Portugal, a webinar will take place on «Lines of Support» to provide information to entrepreneurs in the region about the lines of support for treasury and investment available to the tourism sector. Tourism.

The event, which can be followed on RTS’s social networks from 2:30 pm, will present the Smart Territories Line and the Regenerate Territories Line of the Transform Tourism Program, the Offer Qualification Support Line, the Treasury Support Line for Micro and Small Tourism Companies – COVID-19 and the Tourism Support Line 2021, with a moment reserved for clarifying the doubts of entrepreneurs.

Then, on Tuesday, March 8, also at 2:30 pm, the RTA and the International Organization for Migration – United Nations Agency organize an information session aimed at the private sector on «Management of Labour Migration in the Tourism Sector», in the auditorium of the Algarve Hotel and Tourism School, in Faro.

The initiative aims to discuss the advantages of a good management of labour migration for companies in the tourism sector, as well as to determine the difficulties and opportunities that arise in the processes of recruitment, hiring and integration of foreign workers, as part of the project «Promotion of a Good Management of Labour Migration to Portugal», co-financed by the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, the Foreigners and Borders Service and the Institute for Employment and Vocational Training (IEFP). Applications are open until March 4th.

Action on dating violence clarifies parents and students in Vila Real de Stº António

Violence in dating or relationships is increasingly being talked about, in which, sometimes in a covert way and culturally defined as romantic, there are underlying violent behaviours (verbal, emotional, physical, psychological, etc.) that cause pain and confusion.

On this issue, the Vila Real de Santo António Parish Council promotes on the 22nd, 23rd, 24th and 25th of this month, an action on dating violence with the theme “Dating makes you talk”, in a protocol with the University of Algarve, within the scope of the internship in Social Education, where through a group dynamic, it is intended to alert young people to the distinction of a healthy relationship, an unhealthy relationship and an abusive / violent relationship.

This Tuesday at 11:00 am, there will be a session for the students of the Secondary School of VRSA, on the 23rd, at 11:00, for the students of the D. José I VRSA School, on the 24th, at 15:00, an open session for young people from the Parish, with the special participation of a group of students from the Secondary School, who are carrying out a study/work in the scope of LGBTI people and finally on the 25th, at 18:30, there will be a session for parents, within the scope of conscious parenting.

Interested persons aged 12 or over can ask the school for the referenced days. For the other days, registration is done through this link or by email to juntafreguesiavrsa@gmail.com with personal data.

Four men aged between 21 and 30 were arrested by the GNR for drug trafficking in Albufeira.

According to the security force in a statement, the first situation took place on February 19, during a patrolling action, when the military “approached a man who adopted suspicious behaviour” upon realizing the police presence. During the inspection, it was possible to detect that the individual had 19 doses of hashish, culminating in his arrest and the seizure of the narcotic product.

In the second case, the following day, and in another patrolling action, the Guard’s soldiers approached three men aged 21, 23 and 30, who had 98 doses of hashish in their possession, having been arrested and the narcotic product seized.

The detainees were made arguidos, and the facts communicated to the Albufeira Judicial Court.