Chic Vienna hotel is ray of hope for asylees

With a European immigration crisis boiling up in many forms these days, focusing on mass migration by boat across the Mediterranean, there’s a different story playing out in Vienna, where a chic hotel is serving as a place for immigrants who came as asylum seekers.

The Magdas hotel, funded by Caritas, provides both training and employment to over 20 immigrants who came to Austria seeking  asylum  and have now received work permits (some after waiting as long as 12 years).

The Guardian (UK) has more DETAILS as well as a list of other businesses and organizations that have similar missions.

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