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Thàinig seirbheis nàiseanta gu crioch sa Ghearmailt am bliadhna, a’ ciallachadh nach bi aig cuid a dh’fhireannaich òga tuilleadh ri dhol dhan airm mu nach togair iad. Cha b’ ann dhan airm a chaidh iad uile ged tha, le cuid a’ roghnachadh obair a dheanamh ann an seirbheis nan sìobhaltach mar phàirt dhen t-seirbheis nàiseanta aca. Bhiodh an luchd-obrach sin ag obair ann an dachannan cùraim no anns na seirbheisean èiginn, is às an aonais a-nis tha cuid de bhuidhnean a’ gearain gainnead de luchd-obrach. Tha Darren Linc air a bhith sa Ghearmailt a’ rannsachadh na cùise.

National service came to an end in Germany this year, meaning that many young men no longer have to do compulsory military service. However, many opted to take part in the civilian service as an alternative to serving in the military. These civilian workers would serve in care homes and in the emergency services, providing a valued stream of labour for such organisations. Now, however, the civilian service is no more, and many groups complain of a lack of volunteers to carry out the work once done by ‘conscripts’. Darren Laing reports from Germany.

Tha trì-fichead bliadhna am bliadhna bho chaidh Cùnnradh Fògarraich an UN a’ stèidheachadh, a th’air a bhith toirt taic do dh’fhògarraich on uairsin. Bidh sinn a’ coinneachadh ri dithis fhògarrach airson beachdachadh air mar a tha cùisean air atharrachadh do dhaoine a tha a’ nochdadh air cladaichean na h-Alba. Cluinnidh sinn bho eòlaichean, agus bho Ministear an Inimreachais, Damian Green, mun ath cheum airson taic do dh’fhògarraich – a bheil feum air ath-nuadhachadh gu tur air a’ chùnnradh?

It’s sixty years this year since the creation of the UN Refugee Convention, which has supported refugees since then. ·¡Ã²°ù±è²¹ meets two refugees to discuss how things have changed for those who come to Scotland seeking refuge. We also hear from experts and from the Immigration Minister, Damian Green, about the next step in support for refugees – does the Convention need a full re-think?