Germany seals off its labour market until 2011

"Whether unskilled labourers or trained experts, for most of the workers from the new member states the message until 2011 is: Keep Out!" Sven Astheimer writes, adding: "This is a disastrous message. As if the current discussion about labour shortages didn't exist, the doors to Germany's fortress-like job market remain firmly closed. ... The Federal Employment Office hasn't even been able to provide enough seasonal harvest workers since the regular ones from Poland decided Great Britain was a better place for seasonal work because they're made more welcome there and receive higher wages. The exact opposite is true: foreign workers help to boost value and prosperity in Germany."

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