Germany is turning to its migrant and refugee communities for help in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. Anticipated shortages of medical staff and farm workers for this year's harvest mean jobs may be opened up to those who are normally not permitted to work.
The Skilled Immigration Act is due to come into force on March 1. It will allow foreigners from non-EU countries and with certain skills to apply for work permits, and move to Germany using legal channels. Let's find out more.
In Tajoura, a suburb of the Libyan capital Tripoli, migrants from sub-Sahara Africa line the sides of the streets in the hopes of being hired as day laborers. Locals often stop here to offer them a job for a day or two, but the migrants are often treated badly, they told us.
A new center has opened in Bonn offering advice to migrants on how to get their qualifications recognized in Germany. The center is aimed at helping skilled workers from abroad to fill gaps in the German labor market.
The UK has left the EU and this year is a transition year; old rules still apply until the end of 2020. At the beginning of next year, the country wants to install a new "points-based immigration system."
The head of the fast-food chain McDonald's in Germany says refugees should be offered more certain future prospects. Holger Beeck also said that he could not understand why well-integrated migrants are deported.
A new study has revealed that migrants who integrate and attend German language courses have a better chance of finding work in Germany. Keith Walker speaks with DW's political correspondent Thomas Sparrow who summarizes the study.
A new law designed to attract highly qualified foreigners from outside the EU will come into force on March 1. It is supposed to make it easier for skilled professionals to migrate to Germany for work. InfoMigrants takes a look at the new legislation and what it means for migrants.
Integration and German language courses are improving refugees' chances of finding work, a new study has revealed. However, gender imbalance and the quality of employment are still issues.
Prince's journey from Nigeria to Germany has left him with mental health problems and little trust in the asylum system. But his passion for making a positive difference still burns. This is his story.
Britain likes to pride itself on high standards of health and safety in the workplace. But cuts to the national Health and Safety Executive (HSE) budget and legislation surrounding regulations mean the lowest paid and most precariously employed are among those most at risk, and often that means migrants.
One of Germany’s biggest car companies, Volkswagen (VW), started offering programs and help for migrants, asylum seekers and refugees in 2015, when more than a million people arrived in Germany. Now, they and their partners have helped more than 5,000 people say the company.