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Forced Labor - An East German scandal is unveiled

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November 29, 2012

The records of the Ministry for State Security of the former communist East Germany have shown that political prisoners in the country were made to perform forced labor. These forced laborers produced goods for the west - including for Ikea, as the company has now admitted. We take a look at the system of forced labor in the former East Germany.

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