On German Fields, Romanians replace Poles

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Jun 6, 11, 17:45 #1

Today's article in Deutsche Welle, http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15133896,00.html

There are fewer Polish laborers on German fields this summer, after Berlin lifted restrictions that prevented them from working in other sectors. Now Romanians are taking their place picking strawberries and asparagus.
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Last year, Poles made up two thirds of the seasonal workers in German agriculture. But this year, it's hardly worth it for Polish workers to toil in German fields for 6.40 euros ($9.50) per hour, when they are being courted to take jobs in higher paying fields.

That's an encouraging trend..

Bratwurst BoyThreads: 11 Posts: 14,563 Joined: Apr 2, 07 ♂	Jun 6, 11, 17:46 #2
Poles are rising up in the food chain....

WroclawThreads: 77 Posts: 7,404 Joined: Apr 1, 06 ♂ [Moderator]	Jun 6, 11, 17:49 #3
Bratwurst Boy: Poles are rising up in the food chain.... funny, bb.

David_18Threads: 111 Posts: 1,212 Joined: Jan 4, 07 ♂	Jun 6, 11, 17:50 #4
Bratwurst Boy: Poles are rising up in the food chain.... And stealing your jobs! Poor baby :(

Bratwurst BoyThreads: 11 Posts: 14,563 Joined: Apr 2, 07 ♂	Edited by: Bratwurst Boy Jun 6, 11, 17:53 #5
David_18: And stealing your jobs! Poor baby :( Not really...there is a labor shortage which is bound to get worse.... http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15075929,00.html The head of Germany's labor agency has said the country will face a massive shortage of qualified workers in the coming years, predicting that some 2 million of them will have to be acquired from abroad.

CrowThreads: 367 Posts: 7,316 Joined: Feb 14, 07 ♂ [Suspended]	Edited by: Crow Jun 6, 11, 17:55 #6
On German Fields, Romanians replace Poles let Germanics now exploit a little bit Romanics. Why always Slavs? Romanics and Germancs are anyway all the same and looks on Slavs from above. But, let me tell you something, there from where i coming , we don`t look at them as on people from above. Far from it So, i am happy for Poles. They deserve some more intellectual jobs

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Jun 6, 11, 18:06 #7

Bratwurst Boy:

Not really...there is a labor shortage which is bound to get worse....

http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15075929,00.html

"We're competing worldwide for the best brains," said Education Minister Annette Schavan in reference to the country's shortage of high-skilled workers.

At present, the Chamber of Industry and Commerce DIHK estimates that Germany has a shortage of around 500,000 engineers and master craftsmen.

The physicians' association Marburger Bund said Germany currently lacks 12,000 doctors at hospitals and 3,000 general practitioners.

Those numbers are quite high.

George8600Threads: 20 Posts: 1,114 Joined: Feb 19, 09 ♂	Jun 6, 11, 18:11 #8
David_18: And stealing your jobs! That's the job of the Turks ;-)

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Edited by: SeanBM Jun 6, 11, 21:55 #9

Bratwurst Boy:

Not really...there is a labor shortage which is bound to get worse....

It doesn't state the cause, is that because of the ageing population or something?

Well there is a shortage of well paying jobs here in Poland, so it could work out for the neighbours, I hope.

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German unemployment figures for 2011 at 7.40 % .

Are they unqualified or am I missing something? I could be just tired and not following properly, hmmm more than likely.

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