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.
2020 has been a difficult year for many people the world over. A global health pandemic, economic problems and even more people displaced than before were just some of the challenges we all faced. But to try and spread a bit of cheer as the year comes to a close, InfoMigrants decided to look back at some of the migrant success stories we reported on in 2020 in the world of work.
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.
Three associations in Italy have called on authorities to hire foreign doctors and nurses with regular Italian work permits. The associations argued it's illegitimate to exclude foreign doctors from civil service exams during the coronavirus pandemic.
When people think of a German restaurant, they usually think of potatoes, schnitzel and sauerkraut. But thanks to the arrival of more than one million migrants and refugees since 2015, Germany's culinary landscape has transformed notably.
Unions and migrant rights organizations in northeastern Italy have presented a handbook to explain the "world of work" in a clear and simple manner to both migrants and Italians who struggle with written Italian. The book is available in five languages.
A total of 80,366 applications for migrant regularization in Italy have been submitted in the first month of the scheme, which began on June 1 as part of post-COVID-19 relaunch measures. The vast majority of the cases have already been processed. However, the Italian interior ministry said the number of applications is continually growing.
A poll carried out by the IPSOS research agency found that 64% of young Moroccan citizens surveyed in six EU countries reported that they had a hard time finding a job. The study also found that 57% experienced problems finding adequate housing, and that 42% felt they had problems with practicing their religion.
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.
African migrants should be offered temporary work permits in exchange for a cash deposit, a German panel of experts has said. They say the measure would reduce illegal immigration and encourage migrants to return home.
Nan restaurant in the town of Mytilene on the Greek island of Lesbos used to serve Greek, Mediterranean and global food from lunch until late into the evening. Like all other restaurants, it has been forced to close because of the novel coronavirus. One of its founders spoke to InfoMigrants about the effect the closure has had on the organization.
Spain will make it easier for migrants and the unemployed to find work in agriculture. This marks the latest move in the country’s efforts to tackle a shortfall of farm workers due to the coronavirus.