Launch a general debate to change the law. Sponsored by no less than three former Employment Ministers from the social-democratic and conservative governments of Helmut Schmidt, Helmut Kohl and Gerhard Schröder, the IG-Metall launched, on Tuesday, May 4th, its initiative for better regulation of temporary work in Germany. “Our goal is to create an alliance way beyond our union structures and allowing us to establish decent conditions in the area of temporary work” declared Detlef Wetzel, no. 2 at the IG-Metall. To support the campaign, the union relies on several surveys and studies, carried out at the request of unions and by independent institutes. The Bertelsmann foundation, closer to employers than to unions, presented a study covering the 2001-2007 period and showing that only 7% of temporary jobs lead to permanent employment. Besides, the average length of a labor contract in the temporary sector is six months. And the average pay gap between temporary and permanent jobs amounts to 15%.
l and Gerhard Schröder, the IG-Metall launched, on Tuesday, May 4th, its initiative for better regulation of temporary work in Germany. “Our goal is to create an alliance way beyond our union structures and allowing us to establish decent conditions in the area of temporary work” declared Detlef Wetzel, no. 2 at the IG-Metall.
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