The German government has decided to take swift action against the meat industry, after coronavirus outbreaks at several slaughterhouses led to accusations that eastern European workers are being exploited so that Germans can enjoy cheap meat.
From a police ‘no go’ area in the 1980s, May 1st in Berlin’s Kreuzberg district is now one of the city’s biggest parties. But an unauthorized march this year by protesters through the city’s Friedrichshain district may signal a return of the bad old times.
