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Jobs provide most people with their main source of income, should they not be in a lucky position to earn more in terms of capital revenues. But being employed is also about social inclusion.

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Kosovo: Finally working despite disability

Around 30 people with disabilities have found a job with a paper manufacturer, a rarity in Kosovo.

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Focus on Europe – Spotlight on People

Civilian life in Ukraine has become impossible, says a teacher taking up arms.

Man in blue shirt working at an electric box in Erlangen

Man in blue shirt working at an electric box in Erlangen

Germany introduces Opportunity Card to entice non-EU workers

A new scheme allowing skilled non-EU workers to come to Germany to look for work has gone into force.

The agreement aims to provide jobs to Kenyans while curbing skilled-labor shortages in Germany.

The agreement aims to provide jobs to Kenyans while curbing skilled-labor shortages in Germany.

Kenyan bus drivers boost German workforce

A migration deal aims to provide jobs to Kenyans while curbing skilled-labor shortages in Germany.

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Investors preying on US trailer parks

Residents of US trailer parks at risk of becoming homeless. And Vietnamese coffee growers turning to sustainable farming

Fokus Europa | Geflüchtete Unternehmerin

Fokus Europa | Geflüchtete Unternehmerin

Turkey: German microcredits for Syrian refugees

Refugees often find it difficult to create a new livelihood. Micro-credits can help them.

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DW Fokus Europa | Nordmazedonien Jugend

North Macedonia: Young people lack prospects

Almost 700,000 Macedonians live abroad – with corruption, no work, and no prospects at home.

Young scientists working at a laboratory in Germany

Young scientists working at a laboratory in Germany

Germany targeting Indian students to address labor shortages

To keep its engineering and IT sectors afloat, Germany is looking to tap into international student talent.

Man working at a desk

Man working at a desk

Making workers happier with a four-day week

Could a four-day-week help to solve labor shortages? A pilot program in Germany aims to find out.

Three protagonists pose for a photo

Three protagonists pose for a photo

Solving Germany’s labor shortage

Workeer is an online job platform that recruits international talent for the German labor market.

Screen showing an office setting where each object is identified and labeled by AI

Screen showing an office setting where each object is identified and labeled by AI

Is AI a job killer?

Artificial intelligence is poised to transform our economies. Will it be a job killer or a job creator?

Two people work on their laptops while an AI-generated image of them stands in the background

Two people work on their laptops while an AI-generated image of them stands in the background

Cool jobs, hot industries — the labor market of tomorrow

Labor shortages are a problem in many countries. What are the solutions?

Ethiopia once used to be the world's most censored country

Ethiopia once used to be the world's most censored country

French journalist detained in Ethiopia, employer says

Antoine Galindo was on assignment for a Paris-based site when he was detained by security forces in civilian clothing.

A woman's hands holding a flyer in the colors of the Ukrainian flag reading "Welcome to our job fair" in German and Ukrainian. The fair was organized by the Berlin Chamber of Industry and Commerce and the Employment Agency

A woman's hands holding a flyer in the colors of the Ukrainian flag reading "Welcome to our job fair" in German and Ukrainian. The fair was organized by the Berlin Chamber of Industry and Commerce and the Employment Agency

Ukrainian refugees in Germany: Why few work for a living

Over a million Ukrainians fled to Germany. But very few of them are active in the labor market. Why is that?

DW host Edith Kimani interviews Ebenezer M. Wilson, a public communication specialist

DW host Edith Kimani interviews Ebenezer M. Wilson, a public communication specialist

Young Liberians disappointed with leaders

We ask young Liberians what went wrong with George Weah's leadership and how the country can fight unemployment.

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DW Sendung Made in Germany

Legitimate strikes in wage disputes

Strikes as legitimate tools in labor disputes.

A woman sitting at a desk holding a clock

A woman sitting at a desk holding a clock

Wealthy Europe is working less — can countries change that?

European workforces are bigger than ever. So why are workers so hard to find?

Unemployed Indians line up to get a job in Israel

Unemployed Indians line up to get a job in Israel

Indians seek jobs in Israel amid high unemployment

Indians are looking to escape high unemployment at home, and Israel needs workers. But what about the security risks?

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Firms can reap rewards of better disability access - Tesla starts 'Cybertruck' deliveries, reveals prices

A closeup of a worker in a wheelchair at a desk with papers

A closeup of a worker in a wheelchair at a desk with papers

Many workers with disabilities have a hard time finding jobs

One in six people live with a disability. Although many work, as a group they suffer from poverty and high unemployment.

A father reading from a book to his two children, one of them being still a toddler

A father reading from a book to his two children, one of them being still a toddler

Polish startup helps employers overcome paternal stereotypes

A traditional division of roles is one of the biggest barriers to the career development of Polish women.

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DW Business (Sendungslogo Composite)

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The UN has warned that severe fuel shortages may force it to stop delivering food supplies to civilians in Gaza

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DW Business (Sendungslogo Composite)

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Ukraine says it's expecting a further 1.4 billion euros in aid from Germany to help it through another wartime winter

A woman holding a placard calling for a 4-day workweek

A woman holding a placard calling for a 4-day workweek

Can Germany afford a 4-day workweek?

German workers work less than many others. Now there is talk of cutting working hours even further.

Woman holding a clock showing 2 pm

Woman holding a clock showing 2 pm

Germany: Number of part-time workers increases

The biggest increase is among men, but women are still very much in the majority in this sector.

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Fitch has downgraded the United States' credit rating, pointing to a political row over raising the US debt ceiling

Zara Bibi, a rickshaw driver in Quetta, a male-dominated and conservative Pakistani city

Zara Bibi, a rickshaw driver in Quetta, a male-dominated and conservative Pakistani city

Pakistan: Balochistan's first female rickshaw driver

A divorce made Bibi determined to build a better life for herself in a province where it's unusual for women to work.

Protesters demonstrate during a nationwide strike called by the German trade union Verdi over a wage dispute

Protesters demonstrate during a nationwide strike called by the German trade union Verdi over a wage dispute

German unions, employers reach public sector pay agreement

German unions and employers in the public sector have reached a deal on a new collective bargaining agreement.

A man shakes another man's hand

A man shakes another man's hand

Pakistan's 'brain drain' amid economic crisis

Hundreds of thousands of Pakistanis have left the country in recent months for employment abroad.

Naledi Mallela tells Nozibele Qamngana Mayaba how getting fired was an important step in her professional career

Naledi Mallela tells Nozibele Qamngana Mayaba how getting fired was an important step in her professional career

Don't Hold Back: Getting fired and landing your dream job

Imagine going from unemployed and broke to social media creator? Rising YouTube star Naledi Mallela tells us how.

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Kommentatorenbild *PROVISORISCH* - DW Reporterin Kate Ferguson

Opinion: How to count your blessings

Kate Ferguson

As a species, we are obsessed with counting. But what about measuring the roads not taken?

Clinical staff wear personal protective equipment as they care for patients at the Intensive Care unit at Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge, United Kingdom

Clinical staff wear personal protective equipment as they care for patients at the Intensive Care unit at Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge, United Kingdom

UK workforce: Polish essential workers mull exit

One in three Polish key workers in the UK are planning to return to Poland or are undecided about staying.

German Catholic Bishops in Fulda Cathedral

German Catholic Bishops in Fulda Cathedral

German Catholic Church amends law to allow LGBTQ employees

The Catholic Church employees around 800,000 people in Germany,

Two men squatting in Uttar Pradesh

Two men squatting in Uttar Pradesh

India sees spike in wage worker suicides

Financial woes and a lack of social security has led to a marked increase in suicide among daily wage workers in India.

A US flag flies over shipping cranes and containers at the Long Beach Container Terminal in California.

A US flag flies over shipping cranes and containers at the Long Beach Container Terminal in California.

US dock workers say 'no' to port automation

Labor negotiations for dock workers are causing anxiety among US industries who fear disruptions to trade.

A picture of a man in a business suit putting money in his pocket

A picture of a man in a business suit putting money in his pocket

Living in fear: Staffers who witness corruption

Mining corporations are leaving employees unsupported in countries where corruption is endemic, according to activists.

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The 77 Percent Magazine #120

Ethiopian fights plastic with jobs

Ethopian entrepreneur Kidist Tesfaye challenges pollution by producing ecofriendly bags out of paper and fabrics.

The border region of Ladakh with Pakistan, valley of Turtuk

The border region of Ladakh with Pakistan, valley of Turtuk

World in Progress: Education, anyone?

How to bring education to remote places - India's mountainous regions and Kenya's remote north.

Protesters in the Indian state of West Bengal demonstrating against the Indian government's new military recruitment scheme

Protesters in the Indian state of West Bengal demonstrating against the Indian government's new military recruitment scheme

Why are Indians protesting a military hiring plan?

The government's new recruitment drive has been met with violent protests by disappointed and unemployed youth.

Men sit on train tracks

Men sit on train tracks

Is India facing a post-pandemic job crisis?

India's job market is tightening, and skilled workers are finding it harder to enter the workforce.

Empty seats in a lecture hall

Empty seats in a lecture hall

US students abandon universities for paying jobs

Do workers need a college degree to succeed? More would-be students favor paychecks over higher education.

Woman in Yangon carries bag of rice

Woman in Yangon carries bag of rice

Myanmar faces economic collapse one year after military coup

A year after the military took control, Myanmar is facing a "multidimensional humanitarian crisis," the ILO has warned.

Women standing in front of Taliban militiamen

Women standing in front of Taliban militiamen

Taliban revoke Afghan women's hard-won rights

Initial restrictions imposed by the Taliban targeted urban women. Now, expanded rules could affect all Afghan women.

Students sit with their headphones at their computers in Kolkata

Students sit with their headphones at their computers in Kolkata

Is India facing a brain drain?

The country proudly celebrates champions of Indian origin abroad, but critics warn of a wider problem of brain drain.

Ghana | Fixthecountry Proteste in Accra

Ghana | Fixthecountry Proteste in Accra

What's behind Ghana's #FixTheCountry movement?

On this week’s show we delve into this movement and what, if anything, it has prompted the government to do.

A woman ironing

A woman ironing

Formalizing Africa's domestic workers elusive

Millions of domestic workers in Africa continue to work under sometimes appalling conditions with very little pay.

An Afghan woman in a bright blue headscarf, her head bowed

An Afghan woman in a bright blue headscarf, her head bowed

Job bans 'depressing' for Afghan women

Afghanistan has legions of well educated women who are ready to work. But a Taliban ban will have a dire impact.

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Young Ghanaians meet German businesses

A Cologne-based business is matching talented Ghanaians with German businesses in need of their skills.

Bavarian restaurant

Bavarian restaurant

German restaurants still struggling

Bavaria's restaurants struggle to find staff as the sector slowly recovers.

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Gender equality stock photo

G20 focus on gender equality

Italy talks gender equality as nations gather for a G20 summit.