Germany lacks skilled workers especially in the field of elderly care. Can refugees and asylum seekers access the vocational training necessary for the job and how does it work? InfoMigrants takes a look at the rules and regulations.
In Germany, there are 300 certified occupations. The profession of elderly care is one of them. Germany lacks skilled labor, especially in this field. To qualify, you need to fulfill certain requirements.
Is it possible to work during the asylum procedure? What restrictions apply? And how many people end up finding a job?
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?
In Germany, you must go through a formal procedure in order to work in the profession you have learned in another country. Here's more about the regulations and rules.
As Spain becomes a more popular destination for migrants coming from Africa, the country has decided to open up its first refugee camp in the country's south, near the Rock of Gibraltar. Locals are divided on the issue.
More than 800 Syrian refugees living in the border city of Arsal in Lebanon have now returned to Syria. Since the beginning of 2018, around 13,000 Syrian refugees have returned to their home country.
The Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms has filed a complaint, including of involuntary manslaughter, against a cargo ship and the captain of the Libyan coast guard, for failing to help three migrants who were adrift in the Mediterranean Sea.
Over the weekend, another 400 migrants were rescued in the Mediterranean and brought to regions in the south of Spain. According to IOM, Spain has become the new main destination of irregular migrants.
What are the main events of the European refugee crisis? Infomigrants looks back on key developments of the last three years.
As the dispute within Germany's coalition on the issue of migration continues, Saxony's Interior Minister Roland Wöller has weighed in. He is demanding that certain asylum seekers be turned back at Germany's eastern borders.
What are the recent developments of migration movements to Europe? What are the refugees' main destinations, the main routes? InfoMigrants gives an overview of 2017.