Global hours: work while study in Germany

Global Hours

Every voice deserves to be heard. This podcast provides a space for international student workers to share their life stories and work experiences in Germany. Each episode takes you deeper into the often unseen world of “hidden labor”—the international student migrant workers keeping logistics centers running, delivering packages and food, brewing coffee, and staffing supermarkets. Join us as we laugh, cry, and stand together! If you’d like to get in touch, share your story, or have questions, feel free to contact us via globalhours@proton.me

Выпуски

  1. 8 мар.

    Episode 3 Citizenship as a form of capital: Exclusions and inclusions in the labor market

    In this episode, we turn our attention to the job-seeking process of Chinese students in the labour market. By following the journey of Chinese students as they become student workers at a German factory, you will hear how citizenship can restrict access to other job opportunities. You will also see how they eventually start their work at the factory by taking advantage of 'being Chinese', including using Chinese social platforms and engaging with the Chinese community in Germany. Through both exclusion and inclusion, you will witness the vulnerability and subjectivity of these student workers.

    43 мин.

  2. 1 февр.

    Episode 2 “I Need Money": Beyond Financial Pressures

    In this episode, we unpack the phrase “I need money.” We ask why student workers, who often have enough savings to cover basic living costs in Germany, still experience strong financial pressure. Money, in this context, is not just about survival. It becomes a way to cope with social and cultural expectations, and a tool through which students redefine dependence, responsibility, and relationships with parents.

    47 мин.

  3. 18 янв.

    Episode 1 Walking Out of the Lecture Hall: A Day on the Shop Floor

    In this episode, we follow Chinese student workers during a full day on the shop floor. Starting at 8:30 a.m., we experience the rhythm of warehouse work as it unfolds: how tasks are assigned, how wages are calculated, and what the working conditions are like. Through these everyday moments and firsthand accounts, we see student work in the warehouse as a lived, embodied experience rather than an abstract job description.

    41 мин.

  4. 4 янв.

    Episode 0: Introduction

    What does it really mean to study and work in Germany as an international student? In this introductory episode of Global Hours, we explain why we started this podcast, the topics we’ll cover and how we hope to build a community around rarely discussed experiences.

    23 мин.
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Every voice deserves to be heard. This podcast provides a space for international student workers to share their life stories and work experiences in Germany. Each episode takes you deeper into the often unseen world of “hidden labor”—the international student migrant workers keeping logistics centers running, delivering packages and food, brewing coffee, and staffing supermarkets. Join us as we laugh, cry, and stand together! If you’d like to get in touch, share your story, or have questions, feel free to contact us via globalhours@proton.me

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    Global Hours
  • Годы выхода
    2 тыс.
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    4
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