Vietnamese trainees face debt, exploitation in Europe's largest economy despite promise of free training

VNExpress - Oct 11, 2026

Many young Vietnamese who paid brokers thousands of euros for vocational training in Germany say they have been overworked, cheated of wages and unlawfully fired.

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