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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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Brains, beauty and barriers: the global job market
From career-related beauty ideals to new opportunities for non-graduates. Plus: the rise of a medieval magnate.
One in five young Germans plan to leave the country
A recent study shows that as many as one in five Germans between the ages of 14 and 29 are actively considering moving.
Germany launches alliance to fairly recruit skilled workers
Germany needs new talent for its labor market — and fresh ideas to ensure that foreign workers also stay.
Crumbling infrastructure: Germany's growth killer?
Germany’s crumbling infrastructure is holding back the economy and costing billions.
Can mini-cabins save Europe's night trains?
Private mini-cabins could make night train travel cheaper and more comfortable.
Germany cuts funding for integration of refugees
The Interior Ministry is restricting access to voluntary integration courses. Critics say this is disastrous.
How Germany's skilled worker gap exposes migration hurdles
Even though Germany needs hundreds of thousands of professionals, bureaucracy and policies hinder foreign recruitment.
Germany's FM stresses Europe's 'need' for skilled workers
In Kenya, the German foreign minister spoke to DW on Europe's role in Africa, competing with China, and Trump.
Can Latin American doctors pluck German health worker gap?
A German program recruits doctors from Mexico, Colombia, and Bolivia creating opportunities across continents.
Germany looks to India to address skilled labor shortage
Germany is opening its doors wider than ever for skilled labor — and Indians are stepping in.
Germany trains immigrant teachers to fill gaps in schools
Germany needs more teachers. Many immigrants and refugees are trained teachers with work experience.
E5 - Migration: The Power of Optimism
Despite the problems we discussed in Delayland, people from many countries want to live and work in Germany. From nurses to IT specialists, skilled workers are needed, but bureaucracy is slowing things down. Write to: Delayland@dw.com
German foreign medical worker program mired in bureaucracy
As Germany looks for foreign medical specialists in Latin America, a rigorous certification process poses a challenge.
Foreign students working in Germany
Working for a delivery service is a tough job anywhere – and one done by thousands of foreign students in Germany.
Introducing Delayland
A DW original podcast about Germany’s struggles, and what the country can learn from others.
Can massive state spending turn the German economy around?
Will Germany`s massive infrastructure spending be enough to turn its economic fortunes around?
How can Germany make immigrant nursing staff want to stay?
Germany is recruiting nursing staff abroad, but those will only stay if they feel comfortable.
Is migration good for Western countries' economies?
With migration being a dominant political issue in many Western countries, DW has calculated the costs and benefits.
Frankfurt turns to AI for aircraft handling — MADE
AI for more punctual flights, data centers' huge water consumption, raw materials, and nurses: In focus.
Labor shortage forces Germany to accept more qualifications
As foreigners find it hard to get qualifications certified in Germany, experts call for reforms to close labor gaps.
Imported care giver: Skilled, needed, stalled by bureaucracy
Germany is reliant on skilled labor from other countries. But German bureaucracy makes it difficult.
Hybrid-car breakdown highlights repair challenges in Germany
Despite the growing popularity of electric vehicles, many garages are not adequately prepared to repair them.
Pope Leo canonizes first millennial — Focus on Europe
Italy’s Carlo Acutis is viewed as an internet saint. He used digital media to share his faith.
Germany recruits truck drivers from West Africa
Germany seeks skilled logistics workers in Burkina Faso and Côte d’Ivoire.
Why Germany struggles to attract Africa's skilled workers
Germany is desperate for foreign skilled workers, yet recruitment efforts have largely fallen short. How come?
Germany: 1 in 4 immigrants doesn't want to stay
Why are immigrants leaving Germany? A new study shows that foreigners want to go elsewhere to earn money.
Could fewer public holidays boost Germany's economy?
Should Germany scrap certain public holidays for an economic boost? The debate has divided opinion.
Disposal cases: Hazardous waste and second pilot
On the trail of the waste mafia, booming pharmaceutical industry, TESA for electric cars. And flying with one pilot.
Why the pharmaceutical industry in Germany is booming
In contrast to other sectors, the pharmaceutical industry in Germany is booming. Can it stay that way?
Using tech, AI to make construction jobs appeal to women
Though workers enjoy the tangible product of construction labor, few women work in the sector. Tech could change that.
European batteries and digital livestock farming — MADE
Batteries made in Germany, smart barns, green hydrogen—and Trump’s immigration policy.
Germany interior minister defends record on migration
Germany's interior minister says she sees the migration policy of the outgoing coalition government as a success.
Can Germany's auto industry workers pivot to defense jobs?
Will skilled workers from Germany's faltering auto industry be able to find jobs in the defense sector?
Germany's ailing infrastructure — in need of renovation
Germany’s aging infrastructure is dragging down its economy. Can the next government turn it around?
Industry in transition: Europe's new reality — MADE
Digital growth, financial strain, fresh ideas: European industries are transforming on every front.
Machine oil instead of olive oil? Robots as cooks
Germany's food service industry is suffering a labor shortage. Can robots provide a solution?
German firms demand stability and swift action on growth
German firms hope for stable politics, capable of tackling problems quickly. But doubts remain whether Merz can deliver.
Euromaxx — Lifestyle Europe
Ballerina photos by a Ukrainian photographer, a music school in a bus, and robots as cooks.
Skilled workers wanted: Germany's lack of qualified staff
Many German companies are still searching for skilled workers — including from abroad.
Changing Germany: Between hopes and fears
A journey through Germany before the federal election: Instead of worrying, many are taking action.
Germany's lack of skilled workers hurting its economy
Migration is a polarizing issue in Germany. But the lack of skilled workers is costing the German economy billions.
Focus on Europe — Germany ahead of the elections
Ahead of the general election, we meet people across Germany who are helping to solve some of the country’s challenges.
What it's like to move to Germany for work
This film follows two people who've left their home nations to work 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.
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.
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.
Germany looks to Central Asia to solve trucker shortage
Germany faces a chronic shortage of truck drivers. One company is finding them in Uzbekistan.
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.
Germany approves more professional visas amid labor shortage
The EU's largest economy is set to grant 200,000 visas for skilled job seekers this year following immigration reforms.
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.
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