No choice but to start over and thats exactly what todays show is all of ours to this day the truck bond or trabi is the symbol most associated with east german industry the now iconic vehicle was manufactured in the city of stick in the state of saxony it was known for being unreliable and extremely polluting but 30 years on change is brewing in its birthplace today spic how is home to one of folks logged most innovative car factories. Call manufacturers are scrambling to catch up and get ahead of the future is unlike trying means abroad to go transformation of japanese Auto Industry suppliers are struggling in west and eastern germany im sure but nobody. Electric cars need to have a tree. What they dont need to get cases like this because they dont have multi speed good boxes. And that is a major problem for young. He heads the Works Council thats a company that makes cases d. T. H. Height and now the workforce numbers more than 300. 00 chinese i can tell you that there will be personnel changes very probably firing which is of course bad news for the snow bridge. Its tough very much especially because i know everybody here is very worrying. D. T. H. Is a die cost of the supplies various components to the Auto Industry especially gay cases. The shift to electric plus the impact of the pandemic have tipped it over the edge into insolvency its biggest customer i spoke spoken to is moving fast to switch to electric cars its contents of a cow in eastern germany no longer makes any cars with a Combustion Engine the workers that have a job guarantee until 2029. Im somewhat through adherence because the risk of a cow that transformation process means that every employee has theresa scale and learn how to do other jobs every worker has to be retrained. Sometimes multiple times with bunch part. Of a cow is the w. s most advanced plant its in both use the Group Strategy to go electric. The trouble is other manufacturers started to make the switch sooner and over in the lead in terms of science many say feed w. Has been too slow off the mop. Weve perhaps been a bit slower than i would have liked but its never too late we found a good point in time in our development and can manufacture electric vehicles in large numbers yet there was a similar discussion some years ago about s. U. V. S going to dismiss you and before isis on the s. U. V. Skiing people were saying vokes wagon was too slow. It was too late in fact it was just right the technology was mature and sales were good and kept growing we intend to do the same with electro mobility us sales will take off again or but as we do in denver go over guns. Its newest call just unveiled is the id fool an all electric compact a c. V. Made in soko. It weighs in at about 2 metric tons. This is on the 94. 00 is special because its an electric s. U. V. Designed for the Global Market i have Great Expectations going to go big in china and america. But the current pandemic has hit the welts 3 major markets hot china the e. U. And the us the German Automotive Association expects a 17 percent drop in unit sales over the last year. T g h hi to now has been hit so hard by the switch to eat cause and slumping cost sales the some workers will probably have to look for another job. And must make me think about the division between east and west germany. This film shows us the struggle i feel better here in the east its even if i would earn more in the west this is worth even a home of the child. Hope we one country now no no definitely not. But people always say we earn in union wages and i can east as well as in the west but they dont say is that union wages in the east or blow or than in the west are sure you dont just give us the best to leave. But many still as long as there are such differences we cant be one country United Kingdom one side. The impending job cuts are preying on everybodys mind at the factory who is going to be fired and who will be invited to stay nobody knows yet. Has its own seriousness in a word the meeting was worried as we expected Restructuring Plan has not yet finalized but stern and some jobs will probably be affected and that is john to buckle up on whether the plan makes sense i dont know further discussions are needed president and im just going to put off its an exhausting struggle for Works Council members and not only his. Other companies have already announced they will slash thousands of jobs. As many as 400000 jobs could be at stake in the german Auto Industry. Factory closures are nothing new for young scholar force almost 3 decades ago after german reunification the factory where he did his apprenticeship was shuttered. It wasnt a problem. But why is it different now. Im older as is. This time it will be much harder for me thats a cause for concern as much as america. Has no immediate reason to worry. About the east german trapeze of his youth now he drives a new electric. Its good for marketing. This is the most important car now for the factory and our future. Combustion engine cars were once built all electric ones will soon roll off the assembly line. Is investing 1200000000 euros into the switch to electric. A sewage amount has been achieved since a very unification still differences between east and west do remain after the wall came down there was a major brain drain from east to west and to this day young people head west for jobs all the more important then to create opportunity is at home my colleague. Met one family of entrepreneurs doing just that. Jack hardly seems like this weve patterns into luxury fabric of our 1st to master the machines before she could take over as production manager. Now she supervises a fact sheet of workers. Of them on the outside and you need to know how everything works to be able to organize things properly otherwise you dont have a feel for it. Because ballet is a Family Owned Company cloudier was trained by her father and her uncle. Went on. The sense of humor which is always important not to take things too seriously but to laugh at things because if we didnt wed stop coming to work. Life would be much fun of the was and it hopes to fight wrinkles. But as i went on through through the my own clothes responsible for machinery and investment as well as Quality Control and procurement through to my fathers responsible for production. Which in this review would have sworn i saw hes my boss a step above me and he also takes care of the bookkeeping and sales. For the fatigue but more than anything else shes inherited his love for the product jack fabric. And i love textiles or i wouldnt be working here and i also love the way theyre made the textiles are just so diverse that theyve become a real passion of mine evolving this. Balance is one of the worlds last remaining companies to manufacture the precious jacka fabric affirm that night cotton material with artistic patterns woven into it rather than printed on the surface. Its used for table cloths and bedding. And also as a closing for african customers. And industrial stuffs. The power weaving mill in our in southeastern germany is 130 years old in that time it seemed many threats to its existence. Especially after world war 2 when eastern germany became the socialist g. D. R. The company was taken over by the state in 1972. The old power logo was replaced by one proclaiming it to socalled v e b for peoples enterprise. It was for new york windows that goes with it was a tragic experience for the family i had just finished my degree and had intended to start work here. But when that happened i knew i wouldnt be working here after my studies. Instead the 2 by our brothers worked as textile engineers in other state run enterprises virtually none of which survived. Then came 1909 and the fall of the wall offering them the chance to start over again. My brother managed to convince me he said the product was marketable and that this was an opportunity. To get the company back on its feet all debts 1st have to be paid off and new machines in stoles. It was a massive investment. At that time the ballad brothers were working around the clock. As a defender having thought it was a very hard time for us as a family. We lived in the villa at the front of my father was basically enough of. This and of the really proud of what the pair of them achieve. They stayed the course and also tonight. The family villa is on the grounds of their weaving today its the companys headquarters. The bow is invested a lot of care in restoring the villa. I grew up in this building as a kid and the works grounds were my playground when i was young and its cool. So i formed a bond with the villa in the factory itself when i was a child and the connection became pretty deep with. Rebuilding the company has been a labor of love and one day no doubt a successor from the host of offspring who follow in michelle footsteps. A labor of love is certainly not how you could describe the subject of our next for poor us here in for in a new state of the art airport is due to open at the end of october a mere 9 years later the project seemingly endless problems were the brunt of many jokes about the myth of german efficiency our reporter. Has a story. The brand new Berlin Brandenburg International airport at spinal you said to open on oktober 312020 thats about 3289 days too late at least from the 1st planned opening date so her lets hope its worth the wait through minnies former chancellor and berlin mayor billy graham greets everyone at the terminal and friends with the famous quote of it if i were asked to say what apart from peace was most important to me then my answer would be freedom maybe if berlins current administrators are asked why apart from building a world class airport from the german capital it was most important to them that would be opening it to see things happen along the way. Seoul fun fact the 3 letter airport code for this airport was meant to be. For Berlin Brandenburg International airport but that turned out to be taken by the by national our airport in india so dont get confused about the b r. The sign showing arrivals and destinations had been hanging here for so long that eventually they stopped working after a few years they had to be switched out to the tune of half a 1000000 euros. More than 90 kilometers of cable were only made. So for a few months and 2030 in the light stayed on because they couldnt figure out how to switch them off because of a technical glitch. But 9 years and 7000000000 euros later the airport management says its finally worked everything out and volunteer airport testers are here to take fake flights to see if thats true. Lots of people pretending to go to frankfurt today but not everyone im flying to tell of you today cologne bun. How do you find the new airport its quite nice a very modern very very is it since its pretty and still looks new even though its been here for so long it still looks good to try to get out i think this is. Im really surprised i can positively surprised yes positively. Perfect perfect ok perfect temperature go yes i know you kids but im here to for my own impression now the check in counters are made of regionally sourced award so theyre very pretty but i think there should be more of them it doesnt feel like there are nearly enough. So there are no soft for electricity or charging but i have been promised that they will call hopefully until the airport opens. Really more of these around this was really hard to find but i do have a favorite part of the magic carpet a 1000 square metre artwork made of bright red metal ribbon this has been hanging here for nearly 8 years. But at the time of its installation artist play white said perhaps it represents magical transport and. Is this reality or found. A relevant question soon we will finally learn whether the airports dreams of well being an airport will finally come true but some parts of it like the shopping zone are still under construction. Looks to buy at the duty free. Lets put meager shopping possibilities aside and look at the Bigger Picture i think the old saying. Build it and they will come that is airport and the travelers will follow the 1st part thats mostly done but the 2nd part is up in the air. Speaking of going places the woman in our next report certainly is heres the story of how she waved goodbye to the corporate world and set foot quite literally. As a violin i worked for a dax listed company i was responsible for personnel and Organizational Development worldwide but i was a good. Manager i guess a stellar career with top pay but by her late fortys shed had enough its hard so that i wasnt why maybe it had to do with my age and so you reach midlife and wonder will ever do anything else or will it continue on this path. If i want to change the nows the time. Many people feel trapped on the treadmill and just accept it and i decided not to accept it. She took a risk and opted for something completely new she now makes shoes for a living. And now works with her hands rather than sharing meetings how work life has changed completely she underwent training with her such a fight schumaker the 2 of them then went into business together selling tailor made shoes. Shes managed to step out of her manager role now she speaks to customers as the shoemaker. Quite differently i sit on the floor in front of people im not addressing them across the conference table back then i definitely wouldnt have used such a personal or friendly manner. So what are her former colleagues think of her radical career change. Told inside also great decision id like to do the same but i cant take the risk or i cant do it for various reasons some people said shes crazy or that didnt say anything but id say the majority was a little envious of me lives office does she think many would like to leave management. She took the risk and had enough savings to carry her. Around says that with her new job she now feels a lot more free. In pricing change doesnt always mean doing away with the old though in bangladesh ship building is a centuries old tradition now the country is in the process of turning of that no high into a high Tech Industry there are already some 200 large scale Ship Building Companies in bangladesh our reporter make that so visited both a Traditional Boat builder in the monic ganz district in the center of the country and he got a taste of the modern shipbuilding scene in the port city of chittagong. When it rains in bangladesh it often rains hard and read length of sleep. But work must go on here at western Marine Shipyard in chittagong. The latest order was a milestone not just for the shipyard but for the country such large cargo ships have never been built here before. When. One would let me go. When you got. The shipyard is so far delivered 4 of these ball carriers to an Indian Steel Company getting this contract was a big moment for the shipyard. But hopefully just the start of things to come bangladesh wants to become a key player in shipbuilding bottom of this as you know is being 2nd largest in textile and garments and. Now its time for definitions we call it shock to shape so i pick. The industries. He says its time to start and should believe have stuck it. Foot boat building is actually a centuries old tradition in bangladesh and not only by the coast. Large areas of the country lie only just above sea level during the rainy season the land disappears below the water. Residence simply learn to live with it but without a boat almost nothing is possible. To live. There bringing season is the most important time of year for boat builders like so the season is nearly over these are the last boats hell build for now when the monsoon rains start to fall each family needs at least one boat. Its a good business. On a few years ago the water level was even higher. Then i could sometimes sell a boat that cost me 2500 taka for about 7000 talk about. 7000. 00 taka is about 70 year olds abdul halim learned the craft from his father for boat builders like him nothing has changed for generations. He lived with his family in the money gunge district in central bank led ash a long way from the ocean. So hes already bought the wood for the next boat season until the monsoon arrives business will be quiet. Building is only seasonal work. But we dont have to look for other jobs in the meantime. When were not building boats were either farmers or we run other small businesses. Thats. How the mearns money for the family by selling snacks its something he can do in any season its through back in chittagong the biggest seaport in bangladesh although theres still a lot of poverty in the country the poverty rate is falling and the economy has grown significantly in recent years. Still there are 160000000 People Living in this densely populated country and theres not enough work for everyone. The hope is that ship building will be the future driving force of the economy exporting cargo ships is a relatively New Enterprise for bangladesh the 1st order came from denmark in 2008 followed by germany and many others after that so this industry could create a lot more jobs potentially up 2100000 info. 15 years those who already work at this shipyard consider themselves lucky. So im a developer from that were so proud to be exporting our ships abroad down proud to work here in such a Big International shipyard now under the divine light of. The shipyard in chittagong is also working hard to modernize and just being the cheapest isnt enough anymore sustainability and green energy are important factors especially for european customers. Feel were working with some buyers. Given that the food without me with indians turned off his forces for oil as well as the ferries which will be operated a battery operated. Ship builders in bangladesh hope to stay one step ahead of the competition in shanghai. You know what they say the only constant in life is change and thats a thought to leave you with at the end of this edition of mate its been a pleasure having you along for me on the team its good bye and taker. That was jenns machos in politics and for tomorrow see him in belarus will not back down in the face of Police Violence propping up the authoritarian regime. They continue to demonstrate and demand before socratic president step down getting them last against women versus look at chicago got some kids under oath. 30 minutes on d w. O. D 2 you know that 77 percent. Are younger than 65. Thats me and me and you. And you know what time of course is 100. 00. 77 percent talk about the issue. From the point of the flash from housing boom boom town this is where they are. Welcome to 77 percent. This weekend on g. W. Every 2 seconds a person is forced to flee their home. The consequences have been disastrous our documentary series displaced depicts dramatic humanitarian crises from around the world. Forgetting we dont have time to think i didnt go to university to kill people i think the fact that hani a handful of people feel for. Mothers and their future so they seek refuge abroad but what will become of course to stay behind and say. My husband went to peru because of the crisis. If he hadnt gone there we would have died of hunger want to down. Play just starts october 16th. This is news coming to you live from berlin authorities suspend the independent news outlets took me and force felt foreign journalists will have access to look at those attacks on the free press the country into an information black hole. The winners of whats often called the alternative nobel prize sorry we take a look at the people altered for their activism by this years right livelihood award. And the shop thats occurred throughout