Italy: In Calabria, controls reinforced after migrant road accidents
Authorities in Reggio Calabria (southern Italy) decided to strengthen security measures in relation to road accidents in the Gioia Tauro plain in which migrants were victims.
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Immigration of skilled workers to Germany in 2020 far below target
Without immigration, many job positions in European countries remain vacant. The pandemic has not only made immigration even more difficult, it also slowed down the efforts of the German government to attract nurses and other skilled workers.
Italy: Petition against village for seasonal workers in Siracusa
A reported 800 residents in the area of Cassibile, some 15 kilometers from the Sicilian city of Siracusa, have signed a petition against the construction of a village meant to host seasonal farm workers.
Southern Italy: Union sounds alarm after Malian worker run over by car
The farmhands' union Ubs in Calabria has denounced yet another road accident involving a migrant worker. The Union stressed that that the security of foreign workers is not safeguarded.
A Nigerian rider in Rome: James Osawe's story
The coronavirus pandemic has brought challenges for people and countries all over the world. Some businesses however grew during the lockdowns – food delivery services is one example. Nigerian migrant James Osawe is one of Rome’s thousands of delivery riders. German TV channel ZDF accompanied him on a shift in Rome.
A caring profession: From Namibia to Germany
Iyaloo Akuunda is a qualified nurse. She was born in Namibia but she couldn't find work there, so she decided to apply for a job in Germany. Through a recruitment agency and a lot of study, she landed a job in Düsseldorf. DW followed her journey from Namibia to Germany.
Detained migrants tortured, killed in Saudi Arabia -- HRW
The organization Human Rights Watch has denounced that a "deportation center in Riyadh is holding hundreds of mostly Ethiopian migrant workers in conditions so degrading that they amount to ill treatment." In a statement published on December 15, Human Rights Watch asked Saudi authorities to end detention, abuse and torture.
COVID-19 could widen yawning migrant pay gap: UN
A new report by the UN's International Labour Organization (ILO) reveals that migrants earn up to 42% less than national workers in high-income countries, with women worse off than men. The COVID-19 pandemic will likely exacerbate the pay gap.
Canary Islands: No passports, no papers, and little hope
Moustapha arrived in the Canary Islands in 2006 as part of the previous influx of mass arrivals at that time. He befriended a young compatriot from Morocco who arrived there by boat in November this year.
Gangmastering in Italy: Migrants accused of exploiting other migrants
Italian authorities in Sicily broke up an alleged criminal organization, composed of Pakistanis who exploited fellow Pakistani citizens through a "gangmaster system." According to investigators, the suspects were responsible for serious violence and a murder.
Italy's plan to abolish quota system sparks political clash
The Constitutional Affairs Committee in the Italian Lower House of Parliament has approved a Democratic Party (PD) amendment to the security decree that would abolish the Italian quota system limiting the number of foreigners who can regularly enter the country for work.
Thai migrant workers pay for the ‘privilege’ of picking berries in Sweden
Blueberries, redcurrants, cloud berries. Sweden’s forests are full of these tiny jewels growing wild, but the harvest and sorting is hard work. A Deutsche Welle documentary has lifted the lid on the thousands of mostly Thai migrant workers who suffer difficult conditions for the ‘privilege’ of being allowed to work at this job every year.