East German Businesses Battle Xenophobia in ‘Fight for Survival’
- Siemens, Volkswagen among those taking a stand against racism
- Firms fear repercussions will worsen skilled worker shortage
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Hans-Joachim Wunderlich is a worried man.
The head of the chamber of commerce in Chemnitz, a dreary industrial city in eastern Germany, fears that recent violent protests by anti-immigrant, right-wing extremists will spook investors and scare off the skilled foreign workers who are desperately needed in the former communist region.