https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A Munich court has ordered an insurance company to pay a woman €50,000 after they kept her on as an intern for five and a half years. https://www.thelocal.de/20160107/company-ordered-to-pay-intern-50k-over-modern-slavery Thu, 07 Jan 2016 10:08:28 +0100 company-ordered-to-pay-intern-50k-over-modern-slavery Germany is becoming an example to other countries when it comes to progressive integration policies, a report published in Berlin on Wednesday claimed. https://www.thelocal.de/20150611/germany-reaches-top-10-in-integration-rankings Thu, 11 Jun 2015 18:05:01 +0200 germany-reaches-top-10-in-integration-rankings A report published on Tuesday documents appalling conditions for migrant workers in the EU. In Germany the construction sector was singled out for blame. https://www.thelocal.de/20150602/eu-reports-widespread-abuse-of-migrant-workers Tue, 02 Jun 2015 16:03:12 +0200 eu-reports-widespread-abuse-of-migrant-workers A lawyer who paid his office workers €100 a month is being taken to court by a job centre which wants him to pay back the income top-ups the workers received from the social welfare office. https://www.thelocal.de/20140409/german-lawyer-taken-to-court-for-paying-workers-low-wages-2 Wed, 09 Apr 2014 17:44:00 +0200 german-lawyer-taken-to-court-for-paying-workers-low-wages-2