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Daniel Tesfay - FIFO Bus Driver

  • Published on Sep. 08, 2022

  • Brand & Communications

“This is a new life for me, and I am so happy with Sodexo. Sodexo has accepted us, looked after us. They gave us a chance when no one else would during the pandemic,” he said.

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Arriving in Australia in 2019 as an Eritrean refugee, Daniel Tesfay began searching for an employer that would give him a ‘fair go’. Fast-forward three years later, Daniel’s optimism and determination has seen him become a qualified bus driver with Sodexo.

“It was difficult getting a job in Australia. Now, I’m really happy. In my mind, I sleep well because I have a job,” Daniel said.

Escaping the conflict of his home country, Daniel has overcome numerous challenges to find employment, including cultural and language barriers.

With the support of Red Cross, Daniel secured a seasonal role picking fruit. Once the harvest was over he came across Sodexo’s inaugural Refugee Employment Program, a four-week intensive training course to prepare refugee-status Australians to become work-ready.

At the completion of the course Daniel and his peers were employed into full-time positions with Sodexo.

“This is a new life for me, and I am so happy with Sodexo. Sodexo has accepted us, looked after us. They gave us a chance when no one else would during the pandemic,” he said.

Since starting with the organisation, Daniel has earnestly undertaken a range of programs and subsequent roles such as housekeeping, utilities, and laundry. Each role has offered him opportunities to be connected to a supportive team, improve his English language skills, and find other roles to excel in.

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