Recognition of foreign qualifications
Many refugees, who live in Germany, are allowed to work. The question is, are they able to work in the same profession they were trained for in their home country?
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Italy’s new 'Salvini decree' forces migrants from reception centres into the streets
In Calabria, in Southern Italy, dozens of migrants with humanitarian protection permits have been evicted from a reception centre. The eviction comes after the so-called 'Salvini decree' stripped the migrants of their special humanitarian...
Alarming figures on human trafficking in Tunisia
Tunisian authorities said it has registered alarming figures regarding human trafficking in 2017, with more than 1,480 cases of underage victims last year.
Features
The Bayonne family who took in a Cameroonian minor: ‘If it’s legal? We’ve never even asked ourselves the question’
Since the summer of 2018, hundreds of young migrants from Sub-Saharan Africa have arrived in Bayonne in France, located just 30 kilometers from the Spanish border. Some of them have been taken in by local families. Sixteen-year-old Ulrith...
Video: Meeting Nezam, an Afghan voluntary returnee
Nezam (not his real name) was an asylum seeker in Germany for two years until he decided to return to Afghanistan through a voluntary return program. What prompted him to return and what help did he receive?
Audio report: How are Syrian refugees faring in Jordan?
Over one million Syrian refugees are currently believed to be living in the small kingdom of Jordan. They fled their country's raging war that started seven years ago. In the past few months, some have returned to Syria. But for many...
News
European Parliament OKs visa proposal for refugees
The European Parliament gave its green light to a proposal to introduce humanitarian visas for refugees in the European Union with the objective of improving the management of the migratory phenomenon.
Croatia: HRW, police push back migrants to Bosnia
Human Rights Watch has denounced that migrants in Croatia are pushed back to Bosnia by police officers who don't give them the possibility of applying for asylum.
ILO says 164 mn people are migrant workers worldwide
A new report by the International Labour Organization reveals that 164 million people around the world are migrant workers, and that migration can help stimulate innovation and development.
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Understanding Europe
Under lock and key: Asylum seekers in detention
European law says 'an asylum seeker shall not be detained on the sole reason of seeking international protection or having entered and/or stayed in the country irregularly.' So if the irregular entry by migrants is not a criminal offense,...
How to work in France: A guide answers refugees' questions
Late last month, Action Emploi Réfugiés, an online platform that links employers and refugees in France, published a guide for migrants, the organizations that work with them and potential employers. The guide aims to promote access to...
Germany's list of 'safe countries of origin' and what it means
People from Germany's list of "safe" countries rarely have the right to asylum. DW looks at what the list means with regard to asylum law in Germany and why some view parts of it with skepticism.
The European Union
Migration 2015: Relocation
Based on Commission proposals, the Justice and Home Affairs Council adopted in September 2015 two Decisions to relocate 160,000 asylum seekers from Italy and Greece, to assist them in dealing with the pressures of the refugee crisis....
Is the European Union a Country?
Watch this video to find out more about the European Union and its countries.
The true story of Salem, an Eritrean successfully relocated from Italy to Portugal
This is the testimony of Salem, an Eritrean woman who successfully relocated from Italy to Portugal. The mother of a beautiful baby called Joana, Salem fled her country to find freedom. She had the courage to speak up about smugglers...