And it seems to have worked to protect the Romanian health system from a tsunami of cases. Pressed by German agriculture lobbies, the Berlin government asked the Romanian government to grant a bespoke exemption from the lockdown and clear an airbridge for farm workers. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Romanian seasonal workers at Avram Iancu international airport in Cluj, central Romania. But when the Romanian workers take the virus back home with them or when their backs break, the German health service won’t have to look after them. Why does even the western left withdraw into fantasies about protected labour regimes while millions of east European workers toil under their noses?

Source: The Guardian April 16, 2020 11:48 UTC