Tag: work and social affairs
Evidence of failure for textile alliance – economy
One year after the Rana Plaza factory building in Bangladesh collapsed in 2013, in which more than 1,130 people died, the government, business and civil society in Germany launched the…
Ukraine War: The Flight of the Russians – Economy
Well-educated Russians are leaving their homeland in droves to escape Putin’s dictatorship. Anyone who speaks to them learns that the autocrat also destroys his own society with the war. Of…
Hartz IV: resistance to traffic light plans to remove sanctions – politics
For everyone who sees the Hartz system as a sin of the German welfare state, a dream could soon come true. The traffic light coalition in Berlin wants to completely…
Fahimi: What the DGB boss expects from unions and politics – economy
In May, Yasmin Fahimi becomes the first woman to become the head of the powerful German trade union federation. What she demands from the federal government – and how she…
Sinti and Roma: Germany’s first antiziganism commissioner – politics
Mehmet Daimaguler is the federal government’s first commissioner for antigypsyism. The lawyer explains why he accepted the difficult position and what he understands by catch-up justice for Sinti and Roma.…
Bavaria: social and political equality demanded – Bavaria
On the occasion of International Women’s Day on March 8th, the trade union Verdi Bavaria calls for social and political equality of the sexes. This urgently needs more women in…
Documentary “A Women’s story” about equality – media
“That’s the way it was, I couldn’t change that either,” says a nameless boy with wire-rimmed glasses at the beginning of “A Women’s Story.” He means the distribution of roles:…
Talking about the war at work – business
The war in Ukraine is a burden for many workers. Now it is particularly important that managers take their time, show empathy – and encourage them to take a break…
World of work: Many would quit because of too little flexibility – economy
There are many reasons for termination: The tasks are as inspiring as a world championship in pole sitting, the working atmosphere is like that in a refrigerator, the boss has…
Unemployment in Germany continues to decline – economy
The pandemic has not yet been overcome, and at the same time the Ukraine crisis could weaken the German economy. However, this is not yet reflected in the labor market.…