The Sydney tradie who is making a point of hiring refugees

Hedayat Osyan came to Australia from Afghanistan and has since changed the lives of several others like him.

Hedayat Osyan

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One of the main challenges confronting refugees arriving in Australia is unemployment.

Having experienced his own struggles finding work after fleeing persecution in Afghanistan in 2010, Hedayat Osyan decided to do something about it.

The 27-year-old, who is speaking at TEDxSydney on Friday, set up a social enterprise which employs and trains refugees who may have limited experience and little English.

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