5 German mid-sized companies, including CAC Engineering, lost skilled foreign staff due to xenophobia, exacerbating Germany's skilled worker shortage.

Manager Joerg Engelmann states that five German medium-sized companies, including his own CAC Engineering, have lost skilled foreign staff due to xenophobia in the past year. This comes at a time when Europe's largest economy is experiencing a shortage of skilled workers. Anti-immigrant sentiment is affecting the ability of many large companies in Germany and the Netherlands to hire. Some employers have reported losing staff because of it.