Challenges were mana fold the former east was economically behind a 3rd of state run companies there were shut down leaving millions out of work with no choice but to start over and thats exactly what todays show is all about. To this day the truck bond or trabi is the symbol most associated with the east german industry the now iconic vehicle was manufactured in the city of stick in the state of saxony it was known for being on reliable on extremely pollution but 30 years on change is brewing in its birthplace today speak oh is home to one of folks botanist most innovative car factories. Car manufacturers are scrambling to catch up and get ahead the future is an actress and the means of practical transformation of germanys all time industry supply is a struggling in west and east and. I dont know but i believe. Electric cars need to have about 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 you. He heads the Works Council thats a company that makes cases d. T. H. Heighten our the work force numbers more than 300. 00 trainees i can tell you that there will be personnel changes very probably firings which is of course bad news for the show. Its tough very much especially because i know everybody here and its very worrying. D. T. H. Is a di cost of the supplies various components to the Auto Industry especially good cases. The shift to electric plus the impact of the pandemic have tipped it over the edge into insolvency its biggest customer is spokesman its moving fast to switch to electric cars its home to speak out in eastern germany no longer makes any cause for the Combustion Engine the workers that have a job guarantee until 2029. Im somewhat soon here and we go high spirits make out the transformation process means that every employee has to rescale and learn how to do other jobs every worker has to be retrained. Sometimes multiple times with bunch part. Of a cow is be 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 they were in the lead in terms of sales many say feed w. Has been too slow off the mop. We did perhaps been a bit slower than it 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 there was a similar discussion some years ago about s. U. V. S going to dismiss you and before its on the s. U. V. Skink 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 wind damage all the guns. Its newest call just unveiled is the id for an all electric compact a c. V. Made in sick cow. 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 last year. D g h hi jim out has been hit so hard by the switch to eat cause and slumping cost sales some workers will probably have to look for another job. And must make me think about the division between east and west germany. Just finished a struggle i feel better here in the east its even if i would earn more in the west this is worth to that home and. Hope we one country now no no definitely not i. But people always say we earn in union wages unlike east as well as in the west what they dont say is that union wages in the east urban lower than in the west dont just give us the best to leave. But many still as long as there are such differences we cant be one country united. 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 he. Has its own seriousness loreena word the meeting was worried you as we expected Restructuring Plan has not yet been finalized but still in some jobs will probably be a factor that is john to toggle upon me on whether the plan makes sense i dont know further discussions are needed. Not just concerns but off its an exhausting struggle for Works Council members and the timely head. 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 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 this is. This time it will be much harder for me thats a cause for concern as much as america. V. W. Inspect our house no immediate reason to worry hes not about the east german tragedies 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 huge amount has been achieved since of 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 passed into luxury fabric of our 1st have to master the machines before she could take over as production manager. Now she supervises a fact sheet of workers for. Them on the upright and you need to know how everything works to be able to organize things properly otherwise you dont have a feel for it. Because it 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. Because that life would be much fun of the was and it hopes to fight wrinkles. But thats only on groups who are to my uncles responsible for machinery and investment as well as Quality Control and procurement through to my fathers responsible for production. Mr mishra do so on as if hes my boss a step above me and he also takes care of the bookkeeping and sales. To do for 2 weeks 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 jeff gordon this. Is one of the worlds last remaining companies to manufacture the precious jacket fabric firm but 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 closing for african customers. And industrial soft. Power weaving mail 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 a just so called v. E. V. 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. Before but when that happened i knew i wouldnt be working here after my studies. And. Instead the 2 by our brothers worked as textile engineers in other state run enterprises virtually none of which survived. Then came 989. 00 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 installed. 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 never. His and of the really proud of what the pair of them achieve. They stayed the course and were so tenacious. 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 it school. So i formed a bond with the villa and 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 report 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 where the brunt of many jokes about the myth of german efficiency are for sure it. Has a story. The brand new Berlin Brandenburg International airport finally opened on october 31 2020 thats about. 3289 days from the 1st planned opening day so her lets hope its worth the wait through minnies former chancellor and berlin mayor grand prix 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 Media for lins current administrators the rest was apart from building a world class airport for the german capital it was most important to them then that would be opening it does these things happen along the way. Back to the 3 letter airport code for this airport it was meant to be. Brandenburg International Airport but that turned out to be taken by the will by National Airport in india so dont get confused the. Are. The signs showing arrivals and nations had been hiding 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. 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 finds the top of you today and cullen bunn. How do you find the new airport. So very modern very scary as it sounds its pretty and still looks new even though its been here for so long it still looks good for trucks and i think this is. Im really surprised. Positively surprised it was a yes positive a. Perfect perfect ok perfect temperature yes i know you kids but im here to form 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. The 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 ribbons this has been hanging here for nearly 2 years. But efforts on of its installation artist pale white sad perhaps it represents magical transport and the question is this reality i found just a relevant question soon we will finally learn whether the airport streams of well being an airport will finally come true but some parts of it like the shopping zone are still under construction. Not much to buy at the duty free so lets put meager shopping possibilities aside and look at the Bigger Picture i think the old saying might still apply build it and they will come that is the airport and the travelers will follow the 1st part thats mostly done but the 2nd part that 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 on a brand new path as van and i worked for a dax listed company i was responsible for personnel and Organizational Development worldwide but i wouldnt she was a manager yes a stellar career with top pay but by her late fortys shed had enough. Maybe it had to do with my age and so you reach midlife and wonder will it 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 i decided not to accept it. She took a risk and opted for something completely new she now makes shoes for a living. Now works with her hands rather than sharing meetings how work life has changed completely she underwent training with her such a find shoemaker 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 cable im not addressing them across the conference table back then i definitely wouldnt have used such a personal or friendly manner. So what to have former colleagues think of her radical career change. While inside a 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. Off was 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. Embracing change doesnt always mean doing away with the old though in bangladesh shipbuilding 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 vets 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 lancaster. 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. What would be. Would let me go a long way. 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 the 2nd largest in textile and garments and. Now its time for definitions we call it chuck the sheep so there i pick. The industries. He says its time to start and ship building has started. 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 with out of both 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. One 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 alim learn the craft from his father for boat builders like him nothing has changed for generations. He lives with his family in the money gunge district in central bank with ash a long way from the ocean. Hes already bought the wood for the next boat season until the monsoon arrives business will be quiet. And. 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. Abdul halim earns money for the family by selling snacks its something he can do in any season its 3 back in chittagong the biggest seaport in bangladesh although there is 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 germanys 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 going to have all of us on that were so proud to be exporting our ships abroad down the road 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 just being the cheapest isnt enough anymore sustainability and green energy are important factors especially for european customers. We are working with some buyers. Driven by the food without me with it indeed instead of this fossil fuel as well as the ferries which will be operated a battery operated freight Ship Builders in bangladesh hope to stay one step ahead of the competition in asia thank. You know what they say the only constant in life is change not the thought to leave you with the end of this edition of mate its been a pleasure having you along for me on the team its goodbye and taker. Sleep. Carefully. Dont know the soon. To be a good. Match. Discovered. Subscribe to the documentary