Trade unions are employee organisations. They represent the interests of employees at various levels. Trade unions provide advice on employment law and legal protection for their members. More detailed information is available on the pages of the German Trade Union Federation and the member unions.

DGB stands for German Trade Union Federation (Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund). Eight member unions belong to the DGB.

www.dgb.de

Ver.di is the trade union for service sector employees.

www.verdi.de

NGG is the trade union for the food, beverages and catering sector.

www.ngg.net

IG BAU is the trade union for the construction, agriculture and environment, and building cleaning sectors.

www.igbau.de

Seasonal workers in Germany can join forces under the umbrella of the trade union IG BAU to jointly enforce better working conditions. There is a special membership for seasonal workers, which is limited to one year. Further information in many languages can be found on the IG BAU website:

https://igbau.de/Jahresmitgliedschaft.html

IG Metall is the trade union for employees in the metal working and electrical sectors, and in the textiles industry and the skilled trades.

www.igmetall.de

IG BCE is the trade union for employees in the metal working and electrical sectors, and in the mining, chemicals and energy sectors.

www.igbce.de

GEW is the trade union for education and science sectors.

www.gew.de

GdP is the trade union for the police.

www.gdp.de

EVG is the trade union for employees in the transport sector.

www.evg-online.org

IvAF advice centres provide information and support in regards to the integration of refugees in the labour market

Detailed information on IvAF networks, lists of addresses and location maps are available in the publication “Profile and specific expertise of networks in the priority area of the integration of asylum seekers and refugees”.

The IQ advice on professional recognition and job training provides information on the recognition of vocational qualifications obtained abroad and the job training schemes for migrants which may be necessary for this. You can find more information under the following link.

Guidance on active support for refugees searching for and starting in training positions, and support during the training. You can find more information about the KAUSA Service Centre under the following link.

Advice on issues concerning school, vocational education and study. The Federal Employment Agency also provides information on the topic of financing options for training, continuing training and retraining. For more information click here.

Placement in work, training or school-based education and training

Detailed information on IvAF networks, lists of addresses and location maps are available in the publication “Profile and specific expertise of networks in the priority area of the integration of asylum seekers and refugee”.

Advice on the topics of learning German, housing, health, marriage, family, education as well as school and careers. You can find more information under the following link.

Individual provision of advice on the school-based, vocational and social sector; training provision via intensive networking with schools, integration course providers and training companies. You can find more information under the following link.

Medical support for migrants without health insurance and access to healthcare. For more information click here.

Initial examination and emergency care in the case of sudden illness, injury and pregnancy for individuals without health insurance. You can find more information under the following link.

Refugee Law Clinics provide advice and support for many cases when going through the asylum process. They provide clarification on issues such as what happens at a hearing before the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) and what conditions must be in place for the awarding of refugee protection. This map shows the current 33 members of the RLC-Network, but does not represent all of German Refugee Law Clinics (November 2018).

In many parts of Germany, Amnesty International has asylum groups which are responsible for refugee work in the district and which offer clinics for asylum applicants, providing information on the asylum process and responding to questions about the process on an individual basis. Here you can find the addresses and the office hours of Amnesty International.

DaMigra offers various event formats for refugee women with the goal of empowerment. For more information click here.

Terre des Femmes  is a German-based NGO that advocates for the Human Rights of Girls and Women. On their site you can find information relating to violence against women, in particular in the areas of forced marriage and female genital mutilation.

Advice and therapy for traumatised individuals and for victims of torture. You can find more information under the following link.