Germany is planning to tackle its critical shortage of skilled labor by introducing its version of a 'green card.' It will supposedly make it easier for non-European Union nationals to come to find work.
Insecurity, high unemployment and graft are just some of the things plaguing Nigeria, Africa's most populous country. As these issues are getting worse, more and more Nigerians are trying to emigrate to Europe and North America. They even have a word for going abroad.
Italy's highest court has ruled that a migrant does not need a permanent work contract to be granted a stay permit for humanitarian reasons. The judges ruled that a Nigerian man who attended Italian classes and had fixed-term employment should be allowed to stay, overturning a lower court ruling.
Portugal, faced with a lack of manpower in the tourism and construction sectors, has modified its "foreigners' law" to facilitate immigration, including provisions for "digital nomads."
A Nigerian migrant filmed the scene of an alleged aggression she says she suffered at the hands of her employer. The woman says that when she went to demand her salary, she was hit. Police are investigating.
On Tuesday, the Spanish government passed a bill which will help ease the path to working for undocumented migrants. An estimated 500,000 people are currently employed in Spain's shadow economy.
Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian refugees have arrived in Germany since the Russian invasion in March. They were promised access to housing, financial support and the job market. But things have not been that easy.
Five people were arrested in Italy on charges of exploitation and underpayment of Nigerian migrant women. The women were living in shelters and were employed by a consortium in the cleaning sector in Sicily.
A recent report states that there are at least 10,000 migrant farmworkers living in makeshift settlements in Italy, considered places of exploitation in which they are deprived of their basic rights.
The German government is considering plans to lighten bureaucracy and make it easier for skilled migrants to take up the many jobs available. According to one estimate, there are 1.7 million vacancies in Germany.
A survey has found German companies are optimistic about hiring qualified workers who have fled Ukraine. However, unskilled workers, trainees, and those lacking German language skills are likely to face employment obstacles.
Haresh Talib is an Iraqi Kurd. He is a printer and a civil servant in Sulaimaniyah and has a flat in a good area of the city. But he is hoping once again to travel to Europe to ensure his family’s future.