A small scale with our. Lack of qualified personnel there are 124001000 vacancies in germany right now on average it takes 150 days to fill a vacancy so there clearly arent enough qualified people. Digital publishing is one industry in need of more people n. P. R. Publishes magazines while the print runs of its paper editions have been falling for years its Online Presence has been growing fast its Online Publications now account for a 3rd of its revenues. And we have to work on the future viability of a company all the time and that involves finding qualified stuff we have an arrangement with noir fisher whereby we can contact its recent graduates at an early stage so we can recruit good candidates for our digital business. Germanys export driven Manufacturing Base is taking a battering because of the Coronavirus Crisis while digital developments are not to speak. German is lagging behind in the digital realm if we dont manage to involve an include all social groups and make them more digitally savvy were going to have a problem. Digital technologies play a key role in just about every sector of the economy nowadays theres no way around the need to optimize peoples digital skill sets. Whether we work from home in the office or on the factory floor many of us prefer to work less more free time more time for friends and family the environment would probably also benefit from us working a little less too so how about a 4 day week. As i found the idea. Monday tuesday wednesday thursday. Friday. More time for yourself Friends Family being lazy. And by the way. Means fewer commute and therefore traffic offices can stay shut for an extra day. And therefore Greenhouse Gas emissions. What. Free time. Or flying away for a short trip. Except of course. Can we remove reduce our c o 2 footprint with more free time when our heads. You can see a positive correlation at least in europe and north america which when working days where emissions are higher and we can days and days off where emissions are lower. Employees who have more time tend to use public transport or right bikes rather than cars they also eat less processed food and in general have a more sustainable lifestyle thats something companies can encourage. Of also how can we create a systemic framework that will help us live more sustainably but might also include shorter working in order to reduce emissions from commuting and. That would also ensure that we have more time for behavior that we know is more sustainable for the great otherwise find difficult to integrate into our daily should use. Them more free time doesnt necessarily mean a lower salary less working hours still less productive on the contrary several studies have shown that employees are more productive when they work fewer hours when microsoft tested a 4 day week in japan productivity rose by 40 percent. In Fact Research suggests that reducing working time can increase productivity for example because people are more rested which helps them perform better. According to the German Federal institute for Occupational Safety and health and shorter working week needs workers have reduced stress and are less likely to take sick leave working fewer hours improves peoples concentration and makes them more productive. The 4 day week what theyre worth a truck dont you think. For the Long DistanceTruck Drivers who are on the roads of europe or for day when. As a complete no go they can be on the road for weeks at a time and working hours are broken up by rest periods that are set in stone however the e. U. Now wants to change the working conditions of millions of truckers its an idea thats meeting with particularly strong resistance from Eastern European drivers romania for example isnt part of the schengen zone and drivers have to go through time consuming border controls from their back sanda reports. Stefan carries out a few final checks before sitting out in his 40 ton truck technical defects are something he cannot afford because in his line of work in particular time is money. We have a 20 kilometer trip to contest to pick up goods for a customer in france. Stefans trek across europe begins at home in romania his family have come along to help load up his own luggage and food for the journey for the next few weeks his truck will be his home. Even after 6 years in the job the farewells dont get any easier. Stephon has completed hundreds of trips in that time but this one is special. This will be his 1st tour since the introduction of stricter regulations for Truck Drivers in the e. U. He and his colleagues are now required to return home every 3 or 4 weeks plus they have to spend their rest breaks in hotels instead of car parks as has been the case until now the aim is to ensure fair competition while improving working conditions especially for those from Eastern Europe but he says the new rules while well intentioned go too far. Only a limit of 8 weeks would be ok by me. 6 to 8 weeks. Because i know there are some people working full to 5 months nonstop not to be too much but i dont. Think anybody has anything to do with truck driving. The new regulations are a cause for concern in the capital book arist with around 60000 drivers serving destinations across the e. U. The road haulage sector is a big contributor to the romanian economy the Truckers Union says many shipping companies could go bust reduce their increase of course of up to 15 percent to organize these return home all the drivers and new drivers to feel the gap when these drivers would not be traveling. And back to their trucks in western europe and the east coast they have to be covered by the clients unfortunately of the clients we have 1st from other transport across europe we increase costs that means. Transport. To go out of the market. After 7 hours on the road stefan is approaching the border to hungary. The tailbacks for trucks are a problem that might well get worse under the new regulations showing in zone within the e. U. Has no internal border controls but romania is not a member and drivers from here have to wait hours if not days to cross in either direction. To stay competitive some romanian shipping firms have set up branches in western europe and their number is likely to rise 200000 people will disappear in the next 2 years because this is the number of people that are connected. To the other countries in western europe who operate from transport the seas for industry but these persons will bring the. The families there and. The number of people that will get. Stuff and cant really say what the future holds tonight at least he wont be making it across the border into hungary but the idea of being able to be on the road for a maximum of 4 weeks at a time leaves him feeling very uneasy each. Other my schoolwork shorter hours obviously the money i earn will be much less if not half so im really thinking about whether all the effort still makes sense and if you know my i dont know home no money no family i struggle to see the point of this anymore. But i want to. Stephens employer has already reacted by packing up and moving some of its operations to spain which could mean him having to do the same but for now its lights out because his journey will continue at daybreak. And now its time for us to hit the road next week will be back with another edition of mate until the. End to the conflict zone is tim sebastian. China is roiling the west and europe along with the u. S. In many cultures face pushing back after you sure the growing list of human rights goes through the homos new security law my guest this week from beijing is one cool yallop splines whose country for so many fronts these days aware of a looming conflict the 1st. 30 minutes old. W. Political dissent in russia can be life threatening the poisoning of alexina is just one example we meet unconditionally toures who refused to be intimidated. Human rights are disregarded in this country freedom and justice dont exist here completely you can spend 30 days behind bars just for calling for a protest. Of. Some kids under. 90 minutes on d w. How does a virus spread. Why do we panic and when will all of this. Just 3 of the topics covered and the weekly radio show is called spectrum if you would like and information on the coronavirus or any other science topic you should really check out our podcast you can get it wherever you get your podcast you can also find us at. Science. Beethoven in favor of genesis did you did do. Did is it does and does a 16 minute p. P. To. Sell many romance of stolen beethoven. Of course the subconscious always one thing is clear to be told just horribly popular. I see a sure. I love you sure. But how would the world sound without the biggest composer of all time i constantly begin to imagine a world class one player singer willis on a musical journey of discovery. With oprah told in december 16th on g. W. Theres a news live from berlin President Trump under fire for his handling of the corona Virus Outbreak in its early stages warner would still panic we dont want to jump up and down and start shouting that we have a problem Trump Defends his response after a new book alleges the us president knew about the dangers of the virus but chose to downplay the risks. Also coming up a massive fire has destroyed europes largest migrant camp austin a suspected of the morri account on the greek island of lesbos 12000 migrants living there are now homeless what will happen to them was responsible for the. China on as its coronavirus heroes but no mention of the doctor who alerted people to the dangers of the virus and paid with his life. And boycott calls us the disney remake more land is released to online audiences activists accuse its makers of khattala into china so is it a look at hollywoods interest in the chinese market. Im told me a lot before its good to have you with us u. S. President donald trump is under fire again for his handling of the coronaVirus Outbreak following revelations in an explosive new book in a veteran Journalist Bob Woodward says trump. Liberally downplayed the danger posed by the virus in the 1st weeks of the pandemic at a News Conference the president defended his handling of the crisis trump said he was not lying to the public but that he did not want to cause panic more than 189000 americans have died from the virus so far. Now on the campaign trail in the battleground state of Michigan Democratic president ial candidate Joe Biden Hashmi criticized donald trump referring to the new revelations he knew how deadly it was it was more its more deadly than the flu he knew and purposely played it down worse he lied to the American People he knowingly and willingly lied about the threat of pros of the country for months. He had the information he knew how dangerous it was and while this deadly disease ripped through our nation he failed to do its job on purpose it was a life and death betrayal of the American People and i spoke to a washington correspondent because the sun and asked what impact these new revelations might have at the ballot box. Well nationally the most recent poll shows biden leading when it comes to who americans think would handle the pandemic better between him and trump and in recent days we have to remember trump has also been facing backlash for his alleged comments insulting Fallen Soldiers and wounded veterans and among military voters biden leads there too and in this instance by 4 Percentage Points and again we have to remember these polls were conducted before these stories came to light so how much will this actually move the needle what kind of impact will this have and as we all know there have been other ok jps where it seemed certain that it was all over for trump but he has kept his neck above water all along and so there will surely be polls in the coming weeks trying to pinpoint if he has lost any kind of support given these reports but we may not truly know until november. Lets take a look now at some of the latest developments in the coronavirus pandemic the global death toll from the pandemic has now passed 900000 the United States remains the worlds worst affected country with deaths exceeding 190000 india continues to see a rapid rise in cases frances covert hospital hospitalizations have surged to a one month high of more than 5000 the disease is spreading at the fastest pace in france since it emerged new york city will begin allowing Indoor Dining again starting next month but restaurants will only be permitted to see 25 percent capacity. Not so what was europes largest migrant camp on tuesday night a fire broke out at the morea facility on the greek island of les pauls on wednesday night a 2nd fire broke out there were no reports of casualties from either incident and thousands of refugees have been taken to safety local officials suspect it may have been a protest against a coronavirus lockdown imposed earlier this week now a state of emergency is in effect on the entire island. Is in ruins. It was a temporary home for over 12000 migrants stuck in the group. Human Rights Groups deplored conditions in the overcrowded camp which was operating at 4 times its intended capacity. Now politicians from around europe are calling on the blocks members to take action. These are horrible pictures that we see in what is happening. I think it is important that we dont leave this just today we have already offered the greek government every support we can the most important right now protect people and to give immediate. Thanks to a Quick Reaction from the staff. Greek police and fire brigade we had no. People in hospital and of course now the. People tonight. The fire was sparked overnight several shots went up in flames around the camp before the entire compound began to burn. Winds reaching up to 70 Kilometers Per Hour fanned the flames forcing thousands to flee. The. Fear out there. Far far. Into. The inhabitants headed to nearby hills and once others began walking to the islands capital might only need. Right police were deployed along the roads amid fears that the camps residents might spread the coronavirus across the island. Last week more he was placed under lockdown after 35 cases were detected in the camp. As day broke some residents returned to search for belongings among the remains of the fire has been put out but over 12000 migrants could now be homeless once more in their lives they have nowhere to go. So whats next for moria is a question many have been posing for years. And the answer from authorities has now become ever more urgent. China has on not the hue rows of what beijing is calling quote the peoples war against covert 19 at a ceremony in beijing president xi jinping praised officials central to the countrys kovan 1000 response and awarded their medals he also noted the role played by the Ruling Communist Party in containing the virus but there was one significant person who didnt even get a mention and that was the doctor who 1st warned of the new corona virus in one. My colleague stacy joins me here in studio to explore this further. Where is the battle for dr. Exactly no medal no mention of the doctors name now he was an ophthalmologist based in the city of rouhani which we know was the epicenter of an outbreak that became a pandemic and he was the very 1st to sound the alarm about us new sars like virus and he wrote a letter to other medical professionals of his suspicions and this got the attention of chinese authorities who rushed to silence him and they were investigating him for spreading rumors and they threatened to arrest him if he did not stop talking about this and on top of all of that the doctor caught what we now know is the corona virus he died in early february edgers 33 years old he had a wife a child and another on the way and so his death sparked an international outpouring of grief and rekindled anger because of the way he was treated now china on its part had exonerated the doctor and said what it said was a solemn apology to the family but at that ceremony no mention of the doctor or the contributions he made in talk about the outpouring of grief when dr lee died but what about the response to this perceived slight of his not being meant. And in the survey me in a word outrage people have been outraged and have taken to social media with their anger. We have a selection of comments that were posted on a chinese social media and the Common Thread was that this man was a hero and he should have been treated as such and recognized at the ceremony and one of the quotes we pulled says that history will remember who the hero is and people also took to twitter one person wrote thousands of lives would have been saved if the Chinese Government had listened to levy and a Critical Care doctor posted photos in remembrance of not just dr lee but of other medical professionals who gave their lives trying to protect the rest of us from the virus she wrote china 1st cover it up then let us think of personal protective equipment was less essential or treat also reminded us that dr lees baby boy was born just 4 months after he died but what about this almost certainly you tell us more about that yeah so beijing has faced backlash from what people have called secretive and slow reaction to this virus and one of the loudest people in the International Community to talk about china and its response is u. S. President donald trump who is under fire for his own handling of the virus but he says that china should somehow be forced to pay for the spread of the virus and at the ceremony pres that paying pushback and he said that china acted in a transparent manner and that it saved the lives of quote tens of millions of people and its also showed its desire to build a Common Community for humanity so very differing views about the way china has responded to the virus ok strikes you believe and thank you for their all concerned. Human rights activists are calling for a boycott of the live action a remake of the disney movie its kindly being streamed and will arrive in chinese cinemas on friday disney says its pleased with the launch so far but activists have accused the media giant of. Beijing and ignoring human rights abuses in hong kong and. His. Father cannot fight but tale from chinese folklore that stirs National Pride disguises herself as a man to stand in for her ailing father in the army a surefire hollywood blockbuster aimed at a giant market but the Films Production Company disney is facing accusations of ignoring human rights abuses for the sake of business activists are urging people to stay away from the movie. Now its time for people to action need to know that china should not be the way out and forcing our parties and actors and dollars to Police Brutality. And back fire to it and the outcry already began last year when the film stars. Expressed support for Hong Kong Police and chinese social media i Rights Groups and the un have accused police there of brutality in their response to prodemocracy protests in hong kong the irony of the situation has not been lost on some hong kong theres. The character is that of a righteous person but lou said she supports Police Brutality the Police Brutality in hong kong what the police have done is completely unjust shes so different from the actual milan shes the opposite it is really ironic. Then last week more bad publicity it emerged that milan had been filmed at least partly in chinas shin jiang province ssion jiang is the homeland of the weaker people and ethnic and religious minority but china has been accused of systematically persecuting. A colony of detention camps there is believed to be holding and trying to brainwash over a 1000000 when you china calls them Vocational Training centers. Youre saying that the film milan involves changing issues right. Here a few things id like to point out 1st theres no such thing as reeducation camps inch and john. Credits expressly thank chinese authorities and shin jiang including some blacklisted by the us for human rights violations. Anti apartheid crusader george bizos who became Nelson Mandelas personal lawyer has died at 92 his family said he died at home of Natural Causes disease came to south africa as a 13 year old fleeing the nazi occupation of greece it made a key role in the legal fight to end apartheid the racist system used to oppress south africas black majority for decades the those represented mandela at his treason trial in 1064 and worked for the former president until his death in 2013. This is news coming up next our special edition on the corona crisis you can stay up to date by downloading the deed of news app and you can follow all last henris and correspondence on instagram and twitter handle is at d w news check our website as well. And told me all laddie thanks for joining us. On. Combating the corona pandemic. Where does research stand. What are scientists learning. Background information and news of. Our corona update. From the 19 special next on d w