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🇪🇨 El Universo (ES)
National & Local

98 Ecuadorians traveled to Spain with temporary employment through the Circular Migration program

This weekend, 98 Ecuadorians traveled to Spain as part of a program aimed at promoting safe and regular migration to counteract the rise of risky migratory flows.

Mar 22 • 15:35 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
Crime & Justice

Public Prosecutor investigates honorary consul of Lebanon for suspected slavery work in SP

The Public Labor Ministry of São Paulo is investigating the honorary consul of Lebanon, Siham Harati, over allegations of keeping a Filipino domestic worker in conditions similar to slavery.

Mar 20 • 23:11 UTC
🇸🇪 Aftonbladet
National & Local

81 professions may be exempt from new salary requirement

The Swedish Migration Agency proposes that 81 professions be exempt from stricter salary requirements set to take effect in June.

Mar 20 • 20:58 UTC
🇮🇹 La Repubblica
National & Local

From the Johns Hopkins graduate to the 50-year-old dad, the riders' protest under the Two Towers

Riders in Bologna protested under the Two Towers, highlighting the evolving demographics and working conditions in the gig economy.

Mar 14 • 12:59 UTC
🇨🇿 Seznam Zprávy
National & Local

Now it's the Czechs' turn. An expert describes how Czech money is going to Germany

The article discusses the migration of Czech financial resources to Germany according to an expert's observations.

Mar 11 • 07:40 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
National & Local

Following ambitious G. NausÄ—da's proposal on migration - politicians' evaluation

The article discusses President Gitanas NausÄ—da's migration proposal and the responses from politicians in Lithuania.

Mar 11 • 04:49 UTC
🇨🇿 Seznam Zprávy
National & Local

The EU Starts Attracting Migrants to the Labor Market. Czechia Faces Disaster Without Them

The EU is initiating programs to attract migrants to its labor market, highlighting concerns in Czechia regarding potential economic disaster without migration support.

Mar 10 • 12:20 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
National & Local

Recruiters via WhatsApp, abandoned farms, and US$30 per day: this is the world of the exodus of missionaries seeking work in Brazil

The article explores the growing trend of residents from Alba Posse, Argentina, seeking employment in Brazil's rural sectors due to local economic hardships.

Mar 1 • 06:00 UTC
🇨🇿 Seznam Zprávy
National & Local

Europe Depends on the Work of Ukrainians. What Happens When They Return Home

The article discusses the reliance of Europe on Ukrainian workers and the potential implications of their return home.

Feb 28 • 09:28 UTC
🇲🇽 El Financiero (ES)
National & Local

Trump criticized for retracting relief for agricultural migrants

Advocates for agricultural and migrant workers have condemned Trump's decision to withdraw an offer for migration relief for undocumented farmworkers, mostly from Mexico.

Feb 27 • 13:59 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
National & Local

Germany Blog: Bundestag Approves Asylum Tightening

The Bundestag has approved stricter asylum regulations and eased labor market access for asylum seekers in Germany.

Feb 27 • 10:27 UTC
🇩🇰 Politiken
National & Local

Poland sees signs that imported experts have dug tunnels into the EU from Belarus

Poland's border guards have discovered several tunnels dug under the border fence from Belarus, suggesting involvement of skilled labor potentially from the Middle East.

Feb 26 • 14:37 UTC
🇸🇪 Aftonbladet
National & Local

Significant shortcomings in the issuance of work permits

A new review reveals serious lapses in Sweden's issuance of work permits, particularly for employers deemed dubious, raising concerns about fair competition and labor exploitation.

Feb 24 • 11:09 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
National & Local

Migration Policy: Dobrindt's Wrong Path Regarding Asylum

Germany's interior minister states that anyone can work three months after arriving in the country, raising concerns about potential pull factors for migration.

Feb 23 • 07:09 UTC
🇫🇮 Yle Uutiset
National & Local

Venezuelan Marzolay works in the shadows until dawn – soon Spain will legalize him and half a million others

The Spanish government is set to legalize over half a million undocumented migrants, including Venezuelans like Marzolay, who currently works in unpaid, shadow jobs.

Feb 22 • 05:00 UTC
🇯🇵 Asahi Shimbun (JP)
National & Local

"Help Japan" - Increasing Number of Indonesians in Japan and the Reasons Behind Their Move

The article explores the increasing trend of Indonesians moving to Japan, driven by high unemployment among the youth in Indonesia and the demand for labor in Japan.

Feb 19 • 02:30 UTC
🇫🇮 Yle Uutiset
World

India pushes young workers to aging Europe - expert reveals shortcomings

India aims to send young workers abroad amid rising youth unemployment, with experts cautioning against potential political manipulation of labor.

Feb 17 • 03:30 UTC
🇺🇦 Ukrainska Pravda
National & Local

Russia turns to India for labour as war-driven worker shortage grows

Russia is seeking to recruit Indian workers to address a significant worker shortage exacerbated by its ongoing war against Ukraine.

Feb 11 • 10:25 UTC
🇸🇪 Aftonbladet
National & Local

Entrepreneurs Rage Against Wage Demands: The Government Must Back Down

Entrepreneurs in Sweden are criticizing the government's wage requirements for labor immigrants, demanding a retraction of the policy.

Feb 11 • 08:21 UTC
🇪🇪 Postimees
National & Local

In the labor crisis, Russia is looking for workers from Asia - short of 11 million workers

Russia is currently facing its largest labor crisis, seeking workers from Asia to fill a need of approximately 11 million jobs due to demographic changes and the ongoing war in Ukraine.

Feb 7 • 16:30 UTC
🇪🇨 El Universo (ES)
World

Circular Migration, the Government's Offer

Ecuador's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced a circular migration program aimed at providing safe and legal temporary labor opportunities abroad, starting with the selection of 150 workers for agricultural jobs in Florida this February.

Feb 7 • 00:12 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
National & Local

Migration and Skilled Labor Shortage: From Bangalore to Burgau - Came to Care

Five young Indian women arrive at Munich Airport to address the nursing shortage in Germany.

Feb 6 • 09:48 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

The number of migrant workers in the shipbuilding industry has surged fivefold... 'Skilled worker visas have become a means of securing low-wage labor'

The number of migrant workers in South Korea's shipbuilding industry has increased over five times in three years, raising concerns about low wages and opaque migration processes, particularly for those entering under skilled worker visas (E-7-3).

Feb 6 • 09:09 UTC
🇬🇷 To Vima
National & Local

Tens of thousands of Asian migrants targeted by Greece for work

The Greek parliament is set to vote on a bill that would allow for the employment of tens of thousands of additional workers from South Asia while imposing penalties on migrants deemed to have entered the country illegally.

Feb 4 • 16:26 UTC
🇩🇰 Politiken
National & Local

Union Leader Warns Against Import of 'Substandard Conditions'

A prominent labor leader warns that Denmark may be repeating past mistakes of the 1960s and 1970s regarding the importation of foreign labor under unfavorable conditions.

Feb 3 • 10:21 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

Spain adds more than 2.1 million members after labor reform and breaks its record for a month of January

Spain's labor market has increased by 477,818 Social Security members in the past year, reaching a total of 21,573,632, with January marking the highest level recorded historically according to the Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration.

Feb 3 • 08:03 UTC
🇩🇪 taz
National & Local

Film 'Aisha Can’t Fly Away': Her Wishes Remain Feverish Dreams

In his feature film debut 'Aisha Can’t Fly Away', director Morad Mostafa explores the theme of labor migration through the story of Aisha, a young Sudanese woman who comes to Egypt to work as a caregiver and send money back to her family suffering from the civil war in Sudan.

Jan 15 • 15:05 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
World

Europe tightens its borders: the 'Meloni model' gains ground amid a change in migratory cycles

The EU adopts externalized management as migrant landings in Italy drop by 60% compared to the 2023 crisis, highlighting a paradox of labor needs amid border reinforcement.

Jan 5 • 02:55 UTC
🇩🇪 Die Welt
National & Local

"Millions of people long for a radical reform force"

FDP leader Dürr claims that if the Germans face frustration with a Schwarz-Rot coalition similar to that of the Ampel, it would come with 'infinitely more debt,' while he aims to position his party as a radical alternative to the status quo, proposing the cessation of social benefits for labor migrants.

Jan 4 • 10:25 UTC
🇪🇸 elDiario.es
World

The racist trap of necessary migration

The article critiques the notion of needing migrants, arguing it upholds a supremacist hierarchy that subordinates racialized migrants from the Global South while privileging white Spaniards who benefit from their labor.

Jan 2 • 20:46 UTC

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