A Brisbane restaurant owner has created an initiative to equip asylum seekers with skills in hospitality to improve their job prospects and ease social isolation.
Milton restaurant - Mongrel - initiated a project that gave six asylum seekers paid work experience in hospitality, learning skills in the kitchen, bar and cafe.
Job insecurity is recognised as a primary concern of refugees who say finding a job with no experience in Australia is challenging.
Mongrel raised about $6000 through a charity dinner held as part of the project to cover the costs of the event and pay for the candidates, who showcased their newly acquired skills to guests.