Category: Africa

Germany To Allow International Students Work For 9 Months Prior To Studies

Germany has introduced a new regulation to allow international students with student visas to work 9 months prior to their studies. The country recently announced this second segment of its revamped skilled worker law, following the initial enactment in November 2023. The government aims to attract skilled workers from various industries and is doing so through its international student visa route by relaxing regulations.

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Ja-Pa or Modern Slavery: How UK Visa System, Deportation Risk Silence Exploited Care Workers

As migrant carers are henceforth banned from bringing dependant spouses and children to the United Kingdom, stories of their bread-winners-turned-care workers are distressing. They are routinely exploited, raped and abused. Yet, the skewed visa system traps these same workers in harrowing and exploitative situations in the UK, VICKY GAYLE, EMILIANO MELLINO, HAJAR MEDDAH and CHARLES BOUTAUD report.

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Nigerian Health Workers Fleeing Abroad Hit 18,224 In One Year

The Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) has said that available records from the British government showed that a total of 18,224 Nigerian health workers were granted visas by the United Kingdom in one year.

While The number of Nigerian nurses in the US, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Australia and others has hit 75,000.

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