Germany's exploited foreign workers amid coronavirus
After major coronavirus outbreaks at several businesses, German lawmakers are finally considering cracking down on the exploitation of foreign workers.
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Coronavirus: 'Modern slavery' at the heart of German slaughterhouse outbreak
Just as lockdown measures are lifting, more than 200 employees at a slaughterhouse in western Germany have contracted COVID-19. DW spoke to workers living in dilapidated, crowded conditions.
Germany drafts Romanian farm labor for coronavirus pandemic
Romania is allowing citizens to leave for seasonal harvesting work despite restrictions on travel during the coronavirus pandemic. That is good news for German farmers, but what does it mean for the workers themselves?
Spain to hire foreign workers to cover agriculture shortfall
Spain will make it easier for migrants and the unemployed to find work in agriculture. This marks the latest move in the country’s efforts to tackle a shortfall of farm workers due to the coronavirus.
Ahmad’s story: ‘I just want to educate myself’
Ahmad* is a migrant from Afghanistan. He hopes to reach Norway in order to get an education but has been repeatedly stopped at the Hungarian border. A few weeks ago he was faced with a choice, apply for asylum in Romania, or be sent back to Afghanistan. He has applied but he is adamant he doesn’t want to stay in Romania. He told his story to InfoMigrants:
Interpol deals blow to trafficking and smuggling rings in Balkans
Over 200 suspected traffickers and migrant smugglers have been arrested in an Interpol-led operation. Victims of the rings came from 14 different countries.
Doctors flee hopelessness, nepotism in Western Balkans
Germany desperately needs medical professionals, and many in the Western Balkans are just as keen on a way out of their home countries. Highly skilled migrants are rushing westwards in a seemingly unstoppable wave.
Italy, France agree on 'automatic' distribution of migrants
France and Italy have agreed on a new system to distribute migrants across the European Union. It comes ahead of an interior ministers meeting in Malta next week.
‘LINK IT’: Profiling Syrian refugees’ skills for the job market in the EU
The UN Migration Agency IOM has just completed an EU-funded pilot project called LINK IT. The project intended to boost integration outcomes for Syrian refugees resettled in the EU; namely in Germany, Portugal, Romania and the UK. LINK IT focused on strengthening links between pre-departure and post-arrival integration support for refugees.
UNHCR urges Romanian EU presidency to raise refugee response
The UN Refugee Agency UNHCR has published a set of recommendations for the Romanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU), whose term runs January through June 2019. Among its list of suggestions, it urges for a "stronger and fairer response for refugees" and updates to the Dublin regulation.
Western Balkans vital to migration policy, says Germany's Europe minister
No EU migration plan can succeed without the Western Balkans, says Michael Roth, Germany's deputy minister for European affairs. He spoke to DW ahead of a summit in London over the region's prospects of joining the bloc.
IOM and Mastercard join up to support migrants in Romania
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has partnered with Mastercard to support migrants and refugees in Romania, providing them with prepaid cards for financial independence and with training courses.