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Low wages pay off

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November 26, 2013

Germany's economy is ticking over and its exports are booming. But many observers here and abroad don't like it. They say one reason German industry has such a competitive edge is that the wages employers are paying are too low.

Is there any truth to the criticism? Our reporter Sonja Schock dropped in on machine tool builder Heckert in Chemnitz to find out.

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