German trade unions pressed on labour reforms

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Series Details 29.7.04
Publication Date 29/07/2004
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Germany's employers' federation (BDA) stepped up the pressure on trade unions, 28 July 2004, and sought to capitalise on the radical working practice reforms struck in recent weeks by three of the country's leading companies. Dieter Hundt, president of the BDA federation, said deals done by DaimlerChrysler, Siemens and Bosch to increase working hours without extra pay must be copied by other employers if Germany was to thrive.

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