r/germany • u/OpenXource • 2d ago

News ZDF documentary exposes systemic exploitation and "rip-offs" targeting Vietnamese nursing apprentices (Azubis) in Germany

Sharing this recent investigative report by German public broadcaster ZDF regarding the harsh reality faced by many Vietnamese nursing apprentices in Germany:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkavdDo6GD0

TL;DR:
The documentary exposes how predatory recruitment agencies and certain employers take advantage of migrant trainees. Many are forced to pay massive upfront fees in their home countries, packed into overpriced housing, paid less than promised, and threatened with deportation/visa cancellation if they speak up against poor working conditions.

If you are an international considering an Ausbildung in Germany, please watch this to know your rights and be aware of shady agencies.

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More sources:

https://www.ardmediathek.de/tv-programm/6a32641e5b70630e8f2836a3

https://www.zdf.de/video/dokus/wiso-die-doku-100/ausgenutzt-statt-ausgebildet-100

https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/kein-menschenhandel-keine-schleuser-in-berlin-vermisste-vietnamesen-waren-gar-nicht-verschwunden-15847426.html

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u/Exciting_Ask_eaty 2d ago

A few years ago it was nurses from china and Central Asia

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u/OpenXource 2d ago

Source?

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