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Germany's skilled workers shortage

As a severe labor shortage bites, Germany looks to reform its immigration laws.

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Will Syrian refugees stay in Germany?

Will Syrian refugees stay in Germany?

There are currently 974,000 Syrian nationals living in Germany where they have built new lives after fleeing civil war.
BusinessDecember 23, 202403:00 min
Andrea and Tino Wohlmacher with three of the Colombian staff members who care for dementia patients in Wilstedt

Germany: Colombian care workers will not be deported

Germany: Colombian care workers will not be deported

The case of 10 Colombian care workers has caused outrage in Germany where there's a desperate shortage of nursing staff.
PoliticsDecember 23, 2024
The back of a high-speed ICE train, red lights showing, as it rolls along some tracks against a sunset sky

Deutsche Bahn: Ghost trains latest signal of railway woes

Deutsche Bahn: Ghost trains latest signal of railway woes

Dissatisfaction with Deutsche Bahn has been growing for years. These are the latest episodes in the ongoing DB drama.
BusinessDecember 1, 2024
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Germany looks to Central Asia to solve trucker shortage

Germany looks to Central Asia to solve trucker shortage

Germany faces a chronic shortage of truck drivers. One company is finding them in Uzbekistan.
BusinessNovember 29, 202403:04 min
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Immigrants and recruiters get together at Berlin job fair

Immigrants and recruiters get together at Berlin job fair

Germany has over 2 million refugees and a job market in need of recruits. Now a job fair is trying to link the two.
SocietyNovember 25, 2024
(left to right) Nicole Waldthausen, Irina Cipa, Carmen Casares Naranjo and Jessica Rojas Flores standing in the classroom

Germany relies on immigrants to ease child care crisis

Germany relies on immigrants to ease child care crisis

German day care centers are missing some 125,000 skilled workers, forcing some to now rely on professionals from abroad.
SocietyNovember 17, 2024
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