Germany: interview with Reiner Hoffmann, President of the DGB union confederation

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During the 13th ETUC Congress being held in Paris, Planet Labor interviewed Reiner Hoffmann, President of DGB on two issues that are currently capturing Germany’s attention: the refugee situation and the consequences for employment of digitalization.
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  • The refugee situation is currently taking up a lot of politicians’ and social partners’ time and attention. What can you tell us about the current situation?

Reiner Hoffmann. In general the subject is a big challenge in Europe. No single member state will be able to tackle at just the national level. In Germany, for the time being, a majority of German citizens have huge sympathy for the refugees. Yesterday we held a meeting to analyze the current situation at the Federal Chancellery with bus

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