US ambassador impressed by Swiss apprentices

What is it like to do an apprenticeship in Switzerland? US ambassador Scott Miller wanted to find out. He visited Janssen Schaffhausen, one of the country's largest pharmaceutical manufacturers, to meet young apprentices.

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