Export laundry (Anthony)

The issue of "foreign" labor in the EU is a bit complicated. Here is
the link for the import/export of laundry in Berlin:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4584616.stm

It works here because Berlin is close to the border.

The more important issue for the Germans is the use of "former east
block" (new accession countries)labor inside Germany which is
technically illegal. In reality Poles are traveling to Germany to work
in many industrires but are not paid in Germany. They work for a
Polish labor company, work in Germany and temporarily live in Germany
but their paycheck is issued in Poland. They are not well received in
many small towns.

England and Ireland did not adopt the labor restrictions Germany and
France did and are making good use of workers from Poland and the
Czech Republic. Most hospitality jobs in England and Ireland are now
taken by these temporary workers. This will change but only slowly.

The CZ Crown has gone from 40/USD to about 23/USD in the last four or
five years. They are catching up quickly.

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