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Work pool to increase flexibility in hiring staff # 28.04.2011 10 Uhr # Journal (englisch)

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Michael BärApril 28, 2011

The German government's expecting around a hundred-thousand workers a year from Central and Eastern Europe -- though others put the figure at 800-thousand. Whatever the number, the country's facing a shortage of skilled workers, especially in rural areas. Some places have come up with interesting ways to cope with that.

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