A new market for home care has emerged in Switzerland, fostered by the free movement of workers. Private care agencies recruit women from lower-wage countries and place them in private households for elderly care. The women usually work for a few weeks or months at a time and commute between
...
Access of migrants and refugees to German universities depends on the classification of their prior degrees and qualifications. The access routes into higher education for refugees are challenged by achieving language competencies and proving their ‘ability to study’. Many refugees who reached Germany in the last few years are already
...
Up to ten percent of the refugees in Switzerland have a background in higher education. Facing many more obstacles than the average student, such as limited financial support and not verified diplomas, fugitives with academic background find it very hard, if not impossible, to continue their education at a Swiss
...
Migration ist grenzüberschreitend. Doch offenbar glauben viele Staaten immer noch, sie durch einzelstaatliche Massnahmen kontrollieren zu können. Eine Annahme der ˈSelbstbestimmungsinitiativeˈ könnte dazu führen, dass migrationsrelevante Verträge und Vereinbarungen aufgekündigt werden müssen. Für ein kleines und stark von der Migration abhängiges Land wie der Schweiz ist das keine Lösung. Völkerrecht
...
The initiative ‘Swiss Law instead of Foreign Judges (Initiative for Self-Determination)’ is the last in a long series of initiatives launched by the SVP with the aim to reverse the philosophy of the new Swiss Constitution to assure fundamental rights protections to all residents, including minorities. The intention is to
...
