In southeastern Spain around 200 migrant workers were evacuated on Monday when the camp where they were living was engulfed by fire. The blaze happened on the same day authorities planned to demolish the site.
For years Germany has been facing a growing crisis, trying to fill hundreds of thousands of jobs with a dwindling population. Now it is turning to migrants and those still living abroad to try and fill positions and keep society moving.
Police in Spain have arrested 43 people accused of exploiting irregular migrants for cheap labor in the Malaga province. The criminal gang reportedly had some of the workers living under inhumane conditions in properties that belonged to the organization.
In recent years, the number of Tunisians attempting to cross the Mediterranean to Italy have increased. Many hope to find work and a better life in Italy, but some might also be fleeing problems. However, as citizens of a classified ‘safe country,’ finding ways to stay in Italy can be difficult for them.
The director of Caritas in San Severo in southern Italy told an Italian daily that thousands of euros in funds raised by persons near the newly elected parliamentarian Aboubakar Soumahoro were intended to buy toys for a migrant settlement that in fact had very few children.