Unemployed Moroccan Returns Lost Wallet, Asks for a Job Instead of a Reward
In Italy, a Moroccan man who had been unemployed for eight months found a pensioner’s wallet and returned it. When the man offered him a reward, Abdeljalil El Himer instead handed him his CV. His hope is to find work so he can support his family back in Morocco.
“Help me find a job.” That was the unexpected request from Abdeljalil El Himer, a 46-year-old Moroccan living in Legnago, near Verona. On Wednesday, October 14, he returned a wallet to Giorgio Franchini, a 77-year-old former bank employee. As a reward, he handed him his CV, reports the Italian daily Corriere del Veneto.
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The pensioner had lost his wallet while cycling to do some shopping. It contained 30 euros, bank cards and his identity papers. Abdeljalil had picked it up from the road and then searched for its owner using his photograph. He eventually found Giorgio Franchini near the Fior di Rosa bridge and returned his belongings.
Eight months unemployed, with three children in Morocco
Touched by his honesty, the pensioner offered him the 30 euros he had found. Abdeljalil initially refused the money and instead asked him to help find a job. Giorgio Franchini eventually discreetly slipped the banknotes into his pocket.
Abdeljalil has lived in Italy for five years and has worked in construction, carpentry and agriculture, mainly in seasonal jobs. In Morocco, he had already worked with wood alongside his brother. But for the past eight months, he has been out of work.
His wife and their three children still live in Morocco. Abdeljalil is making repeated inquiries with temporary employment agencies and companies in the region to find a salary and support his family. His story, first reported by the daily L’Arena, has now caught the attention of several Italian media outlets.
