hirerefugees.org
Web and SaaS
job matching for refugees
SHOW HN2014
How HN took it
4 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 2 critical, out of 9 comments about the project. Thread score +0.05.
Idea: 3 for, 1 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Good idea and looks amazing
From 2 comments
My girlfriend sponsored a refugee from Darfur. His name is Guy. He's on a student visa and he is currently a student at the College of Lake County just outside of Chicago,…
gregcrv on HNhttp://www.hirerefugees.org
_p6xs on HN
Amsterdam employers will post jobs and spread the word
From 1 comment
Great initiative. In Amsterdam we can arrange visa quite quick and easy, i'll post our jobs and spread the words.
janbernhart on HN
Objections
Brazil does not require an employer contract for refugee work documents
From 1 comment
On the website, it says Brazil requires a contract with employer to get a work visa. That's not the way it works. Basically, whenever a refugee enters Brazil, the government give…
PauloManrique on HN
Mid-sized businesses cannot handle visa complexity
From 1 comment
My mid-sized business does not support visas. I look at it as something so hard and complex that only the Googles and Amazons of the world can play. Are there resources or…
johnnyg on HN
Requests
Include LGBT refugees, not only war zone refugees
From 1 comment
I'd wish someone would look into LGBT refugees as well and not just from war zones. Transgendered from Russia are having an insanely hard time living there.
christophernjy on HN
Fix icons not loading in Firefox due to CORS
From 1 comment
Nice idea! Some of your icons aren't showing up for me on Firefox, as FontAwesome is being loaded from a different domain without CORS enabled: ``` Cross-Origin Request Blocked:…
lambda on HN
Questions
Where is documentation on the Brazil refugee work document program
From 1 comment
This is interesting. Can you point me to documentation about this program?
_p6xs on HN
What are the process and costs of hiring via visas
From 1 comment
My mid-sized business does not support visas. I look at it as something so hard and complex that only the Googles and Amazons of the world can play. Are there resources or…
johnnyg on HN