labor market

• Italy

The Italian union Flai-Cgil has reported that several volunteers at informal migrant settlements around Puglia "were heavily threatened" and were denied the right to help.

• Italy

A new, free app called Workeen was launched in Italy on the occasion of World Refugee Day. It is to help migrants, refugees and asylum seekers find work through a "serious game."

• Italy

The Italian research center CREA said that about 5 million foreigners now live in Italy, with 60% (3.1 million) calling rural parts of the country home. This marks an increase in rural foreign population of over 70% in the past decade.

• Italy

Italy's governing coalition parties have finally agreed to introducing changes to employment permits for migrants in the country. The four coalition parties hope the measures will benefit migrants as well as help sectors hit by the coronavirus.

• Germany

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.

• Germany

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.

• Italy

Roughly 370,000 foreign workers are legally employed in the agriculture sector in Italy. That's more than one fourth of all farmworkers. The government has announced a new plan to counter labor exploitation in agriculture.

• Germany

Germany's system of vocational training makes it much easier for refugees to integrate into the labor market and plays a major role in better social integration.

• Germany

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.

• Germany

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.

• Germany

Around 17% of participants of integration courses in Germany are illiterate; the vast majority of them are refugees, said the head of Germany’s immigration office BAMF in an interview with German media. Their integration into the labor market is considered problematic.

• Germany
• Egypt

An Egyptian man's rejection letter has gone viral on German social media. The Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency has said that racial discrimination in the workplace is higher in Germany than the EU average.