Hiring agency for displaced Ukrainians born from Manitoba businessman’s staffing needs | 24CA News

Mark Myrowich was determined for workers to work in his manufacturing factories in rural Manitoba when he tapped right into a  worthwhile useful resource — Ukrainians who had fled the conflict of their nation.

“It was just hard finding people and to grow my business or even to make the products that my customers wanted,” Myrowich instructed CBC Manitoba Information Radio host Marcy Markusa on Tuesday.

“You see the for-hire signs everywhere. There’s just a lack of people.”

He began reaching out by social media teams for the newly arrived Ukrainians, and organized for host households within the Manitoba cities of Riverton and Blumenort, the place his factories are situated. His firm ECBVerdyol makes erosion management blankets and different merchandise.

“It’s been a game changer,” Myrowich stated. “They’re here, they want to work, they want to contribute to society.”

And they’ll start working shortly, because of the Canada-Ukraine authorization for emergency journey, which fast-tracks immigration for displaced Ukrainians.

People coming in by the federal program are thought of momentary residents, permitting them to work and research in Canada for 3 years.

“When they show up at the border, they get their work visa put right into their passport and they’re able to come here and work,” Myrowich stated.

“The province has done a fantastic job putting them up in housing, getting their SIN number, getting their medical health number, being able to take their Ukrainian driver’s licence and change it into a Manitoba one.”

One individual he related with was working three days later.

“It’s that quick, and that’s the opportunity here for Canadians — we have these people that don’t have to go through the regular immigration process,” Myrowich stated.

“I realized this was a fantastic resource of people.”

When different business homeowners began to take discover and ask Myrowich for ideas, that led to a different enterprise: Myrowich Staffing Agency and the web site Hire Ukrainian.

And it is headed up by Yurii Linov, a man Myrowich initially employed for his manufacturing unit. As it turned out, that was mismatched for Linov’s expertise. 

‘Right man within the mistaken seat’

Before arriving in Winnipeg 5 months in the past, Linov had a profitable on-line clothes business in Ukraine that was increasing into Europe. But on the conflict’s third day, Russian troopers took over Kherson, a port metropolis of Ukraine, and destroyed Linov’s manufacturing unit.

“The next thing you know he’s in Riverton working in my plant and, in talking to him, I realized … he was the right guy in the wrong seat,” Myrowich stated.

Linov had approached Myrowich about serving to to promote and publicize ECBVerdyol merchandise on-line, however Myrowich had a greater thought.

“I said to him, instead of selling my stuff online, why don’t we start a staffing agency? So boom, he became my right-hand man in that business and he now runs it,” Myrowich stated.

“And he set up a Ukrainian website where Ukrainians can put in their resumés. Business people can contact us and then we can do the matchmaking of getting the right Ukrainians into the right seats.”

That alternative has meant the world to Linov.

“Many people from Ukraine now don’t have jobs and I said that if we can help, we must help,” he stated, recalling how grateful he was to land that preliminary job from Myrowich.

“When you go to another country you don’t know nothing. It a very, very good chance for me and I very appreciate Mark for this — for me and my family.”

Myrowich now has 40 Ukrainians working for him — 11 within the staffing company and 29 in his manufacturing business.

“The people that are coming here, I have found, are trustworthy and extremely reliable. One thing I said to many of my staff is they have all the rights in the world to complain and they don’t — they’re extremely thankful,” he stated.

Linov has acquired a number of letters of thanks from Ukrainians after the company helped them discover work.

“It’s 100 per cent that I feel that when I help people and our staff and agency help these people, we’re very excited,” he stated.

He estimates practically 100 individuals have been employed by the company however his sights are set far increased.

“Our goal: 10,000. It’s our goal,” Linov stated. “I’m happy too that I can do that. I know how it’s important to help, for first step in Canada, you know?

“When you’ve gotten a job you may pay for flats, you will discover college for kids. We perceive, our company, the way it’s essential for our individuals.”