BERLIN (AFP) - the German Government asked Sunday to calm fears of a flood of cheap labour as the largest economy in Europe, with the Austria breaks the restrictions on Communist workers in eight countries of the EU.
Minister labour Ursula von der Leyen "at least 100,000 people in eight countries of Eastern Europe will come here every year," said the mass daily Bild am Sonntag.
But she has promised an increase in controls on construction, food and health care industries to ensure that the workers were paid the minimum wage, if applicable, and that they were properly registered.
And she noted that those who arrive in Germany would not be a drain on the welfare of the Germany State.
"The vast majority will be workers young, educated and mobile", she said.
Germany and Austria, and non - EU Switzerland, Sunday opened their labour markets to citizens of the Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia, Slovakia, Estonia, Lithuania and the Latvia, who all joined the EU in 2004.
The Germany and the Austria were the last remaining bastions in the EU, which now has 27 members, having imposed on seven years of "transition periods" to restrict access.
Some sectors of the economy booming the Germany complained of a shortage of skilled workers and have been recruiting actively at trade fairs in Europe before May 1, abandonment of restrictions.
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