Tag: work and social affairs
Poverty in Germany is no longer increasing, but remains high – economy
The trend towards increasing poverty in Germany will not continue in 2022. However, the poverty rate only fell slightly by 0.1 points to 16.8 percent, as the general manager of…
Crafts: learning abroad for Bavaria – Bavaria
When Johannes Reischl thinks about what he particularly remembers from his stay abroad, the view comes to mind. An assignment took him and his fellow carpenters to one of Rotterdam’s…
Junk real estate: mold, rats, dirt – and who cares?
The socially disadvantaged in particular are easy victims for ruthless profiteers on the rental market. Politics and authorities can protect them. In some places, however, this is found unnecessary. source…
Labor disputes in Germany: And suddenly there is the feeling of living in a strike country
From Rosa Luxemburg to Claus Weselsky: There have been repeated worker uprisings in Germany. But strikes have never been as commonplace as they are now. About a revolution that will…
Tighten the right to strike? Majority of the population against it – business
Strikes at the railways, strikes at the airports: the Union and the FDP want to limit labor disputes and believe the population is on their side. But is that true?…
Council of Europe sees high levels of poverty and social disadvantage in Germany – politics
According to the Council of Europe, Germany must do significantly more to combat poverty, housing shortages and the exclusion of disabled people. The high level of poverty and social disadvantage…
Social policy: Beware of the reality check, dear CDU
The party would like a new name for citizens’ money and stricter rules for payment. But what the opposition comes up with can quickly lead to voter frustration for a…
CDU on citizens’ money: No money for “total refusers” – politics
There are only two sentences on page three of the CDU’s new welfare state concept – but they have it all. “If a basic security recipient who is able to…
Munich: House for children in Haidhausen is about to close – Munich
The senior citizens’ home of the insolvent St. Josefs Association in Haidhausen has already had to close, and now the house for children is threatened with the same fate. The…
European Union: Human dignity, but only a little
The EU states are passing a supply chain law – or what is left of the original plans. source site