More non-EU nationals moving to Germany for work
The number of non-EU citizens moving to Germany for work has risen by about 20 percent for a third year in a row. Figures show most of these foreigners are men from India, China and the United States.
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Ministry says 30 housing units planned at San Ferdinando
Local institutions in Calabria are working on providing 30 housing units to the new San Ferdinando tent camp, in order to gradually clear the camp. A migrant from Senegal died last week in a fire at the camp.
Could post-Brexit Britain increase the risk of modern slavery in the UK?
Two new government schemes designed to bring in short-term migrant workers to cover the shortfall created by Brexit could increase exploitation and leave low-paid workers vulnerable to abuse, think charities like Focus on Labour Exploitation (FLEX) and the Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford.
Migrants treated as slaves, women raped in Calabria, arrests
An operation by police in southern Italy has led to the arrest of three people and parole for two others. Those under investigation had been found to have exploited two Romanians and one Malian over the past two years on two farms, paying them almost nothing. The inquiry found that the two female Romanian farm workers had also been raped.
Conflicts grow in German care sector as more foreign workers come
Misunderstandings between German-trained care workers and foreign colleagues can be a source of tensions, a study says. The number of carers in Germany who trained abroad has recently risen dramatically.
Jobs in Greece provide a ray of light for migrants in difficult times
Finding work for refugees and migrants can be difficult at the best of times, but in Greece, hit hard by the economic crisis, that challenge can be even greater. But for a lucky few, a job or help setting up a business provide a ray of light and the promise of a brighter future.
Four accused of exploiting migrants for concert security
Four people have been arrested in Italy over the alleged exploitation of asylum seekers as security officers at rock concerts. The concerts included shows by the Rolling Stones, Depeche Mode and Italian rock star, Vasco Rossi.
Senegalese 'hero' saves elderly Italian from freezing water
A young Senegalese immigrant has become a hero in Padua, in the north-east of Italy, after jumping into a freezing cold river to save an elderly Italian man who was apparently trying to commit suicide.
Hundreds of migrants treated like slaves in Latina, Italy
Authorities in Italy launched a big operation to break up a criminal organization that exploited hundreds of migrant workers and treated them like slaves near the Italian city of Latina.
Bleak life for a Moroccan migrant in southern Spain
Migrants working on Spanish farms face hard times due to the back-breaking jobs and low wages they receive. InfoMigrants met a Moroccan woman who struggles to make ends meet.
Labor mobility key to migrant management, IOM
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has called for greater labor mobility for migrants in Africa to improve good governance of migrant flows on the continent.
Video explainer: Recognition of foreign qualifications
In Germany, you must go through a formal procedure in order to work in the profession you have learned in another country. Here's more about the regulations and rules.