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The dark side of Germany's jobs miracle
Anja has been scrubbing floors and washing dishes for two euros an hour over the past six years. She is bewildered when she sees newspapers hailing Germany's job miracle." "My company exploited me, says the 50-year-old, sitting in the kitchen of her small flat in the eastern German town of Stralsund. If I could find something else, I'd be long gone." Stralsund is an attractive seaside town but Anja, who preferred not to use her full name for fear of being fired, cannot afford the quaint cafes. Wage restraint and labor market reforms have pushed the jobless rate down to a 20-year low, and the German model is often ... (full story)
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