As the far-right Alternative for Germany gains more power in eastern Germany, companies there find it increasingly hard to attract the skilled foreign workers they desperately need. Ahead of state elections on Sept. 1 in the three eastern states of Thuringia, Saxony and Brandenburg, where the far-right party is leading in the polls, companies say they see the Alternative for Germany as a risk for the region as a place to do business or invest. (AP video by Pietro De Cristofaro)
As the far right rises in eastern Germany, companies struggle to attract skilled foreign workers
As the far-right Alternative for Germany gains more power in eastern Germany, companies there find it increasingly hard to attract the skilled foreign workers they desperately need. Ahead of state elections on Sept. 1 in the three eastern states of Thuringia, Saxony and Brandenburg, where the far-right party is leading in the polls, companies say they see the Alternative for Germany as a risk for the region as a place to do business or invest. (AP video by Pietro De Cristofaro)
