As far as the demographics of German trade unions are concerned, 2023 represents a vintage year. “It’s the highest level of recruitment we’ve seen since we were founded in 2001,” explains the Verdi services union, which saw 193,000 new members join in 2023. At the beginning of 2024, the DGB’s eight major unions (5.665 million members) welcomed 437,000 new members, representing a 37% increase in new memberships year on year. IG Metall, for its part, registered 130,000 new members (+10%), enablin
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As a Berlin correspondent for the French and Swiss press since the late 1990s, I cover a wide range of economic, political and social issues, with a particular focus on the German business and labour market. My areas of interest include co-determination, digitalisation, demographics and ESG/DEI policies.