Global status in 2025
The UN Sustainable Development Goals Report 2025 reports that more than one billion people worldwide live in slums or informal settlements, and that urban inequality continues to widen even as cities drive economic output.
Source: United Nations, The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2025.
European and Albanian context
For placed workers, the city of arrival — its housing costs, transport links and community infrastructure — determines whether a good contract becomes a good life. Community integration is therefore an operational concern of workforce mobility, not an abstraction.
NOVARIC® implementation commitments
- Assess housing cost and quality relative to placement wages as part of pre-placement diligence.
- Provide arrival support covering transport, registration and community orientation for relocated workers.
- Engage with host communities through the Community Engagement framework to support worker integration.
Key performance indicators
Measured through the Manual's 90-indicator register (browse the full register):
- SOC-12 Housing affordability ratio at placement
- SOC-15 Arrival-support completion rate
- SOC-18 Community integration programme reach
NOVARIC®'s relocation support includes verification that arranged housing is affordable relative to net wages, orientation to local transport and services, and a defined check-in schedule during the first ninety days of placement.