'Like home, but a little different': Migrants make the move to regional Australia for long-term jobs

Mahir Momand, CEO of Regional Opportunities Australia

ماهر مومند د اسټراليا سيمه ييزو فرصتو ادارې مشر دی. دا اداره کولی شي تاسو د کار زمينه برابر کړي. Source: Supplied

A newly-established organisation which links migrants with long-term employment in regional areas and helps them settle in a community is having early success.


The newly-established organisation Regional Opportunities Australia (ROA) which links migrants with long-term employment, helping migrants to settle in rural communities.

“We place people into permanent jobs, these are not fly-in fly-out or a few months of seasonal jobs," ROA CEO Mahir Momand said.

"We believe that if people are moving to regional Australia they should move there permanently.” 

SBS Pashto interviwed the ROA CEO Mahir Momand, You can listen to the full interview in Pashto.


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