New statistics show that Hungary, led by right-wing Premier Viktor Orban, is granting work permits to a growing number of foreigners. Experts say this dichotomy amid the government's anti-immigration propaganda leaves some Hungarians disoriented.
Abdul Manaf is a 36-year-old Afghan refugee who lives in Metz, in eastern France. A former interpreter for the French Army, he now makes his living as a bicycle courier for the food delivery platform Uber Eats. Come rain or come shine, the father-of-two sets out in perilous traffic on a daily basis and faces cut-throat competition from other couriers. This is his story.
More and more asylum seekers and refugees in Germany are getting jobs. The government's Commissioner for Integration says employment prospects for migrants are better than expected. But she says women remain at a disadvantage.
Getting work in Germany can be difficult, especially for migrants. Many end up working illegally, but if they are caught, the penalty can be as severe as prison or deportation.
Sheds occupied by 130 migrants working as day laborers on farms in Metaponto di Bernalda, in the Basilicata province in southern Italy, were cleared by security forces on Wednesday morning. Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has expressed concern over what will happen to the migrants now.
A study by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre shows the number of migrants in the EU working in agriculture increased from 2011 to 2017, with a particularly significant upward trend in Denmark, Spain, and Italy.
A project has been launched in some of the border areas between Italy and Austria to help refugees and asylum seekers find a job.
SfruttaZero produces ecological tomato sauce with the help of migrant farmworkers. The two associations that run the project in Puglia, Italy, have criticized the new security decree and said that "the ethical and moral duty to resist" drives their work.
A young Nigerian woman is dead after a fire broke out on Wednesday in three buildings in Metaponto di Bernalda, in the southern Italian region of Basilicata - a deprived area where dozens of migrant farmworkers live.
The Times of Malta has published a report claiming that migrants were subjected to ill treatment on a film set for an Italian production. Among them was a pregnant women. Several crew members reportedly resigned following the incident.
One year ago, 16 migrant farmworkers in southern Italy died on their way home when their vans were crushed by trucks in two separate incidents. Now, the local prefecture held a conference presenting the measures they are taking against the exploitation of migrant farmworkers.
In Italy, 14 immigrant farm workers found the courage to report the man who was exploiting them to the police. Now, they received stay permits.