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11:46 Sep 1, 2010
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German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Economics
German term or phrase: Versteckaktion
In a report on the German labour market and German's status as a leading exporter:

Der rechnerische Anstieg der Arbeitslosigkeit großenteils nur die Versteckaktionen der Jahre 2003 und 2004. Die Institute gehen davon aus, dass wegen Hartz IV im Durchschnitt etwa 201.000 Personen mehr gezählt werden, was den 230.000 Arbeitslosen entpricht, auf deren Registrierung in 2003 und 2004 verzichtet wurde.

Can anyone give me any info about what these "Versteckaktionen" refer to?
Trevor Pettit
Local time: 23:41


Summary of answers provided
3disguise
Thayenga
3cover upxxxMack Tillman
Summary of reference entries provided
hiding ( verstecken ) the real numbers of unemployed people in germanyRobert Feuerlein

  

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cover up


Explanation:
statistic cover up

China’s dubious statistics cover up economic crisis
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2009/aug2009/chin-a10.shtml
Statistics cover up true joblessness
http://www.themilitant.com/2010/7427/742701.html

xxxMack Tillman
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disguise


Explanation:
They disguise the actual number of the unemployed by assigning them to low-paid, non-tax paying jobs with takes these people off the official list of unemployed.

Thayenga
Germany
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Reference: hiding ( verstecken ) the real numbers of unemployed people in germany

Reference information:
here some links who explain the how and why:

http://www.sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/geschoente-arbeitslose...

http://www.focus.de/finanzen/news/arbeitsmarkt/bundesagentur...

Robert Feuerlein
Philippines
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  transatgees: or "concealing"
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