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Thousands demonstrate for more investments in industry
In five cities, industrial workers demonstrate for their future. IG Metall takes on politics and companies. According to the union, concern for jobs is growing.
On a nationwide day of action, thousands of industrial workers in several cities demonstrated for a strong industry and safe jobs in Germany. The occasion is an intolerating location of the industry in Germany and the growing concern for the workplace in the workforce, as IG Metall announced.
The union calls for more investments from politics and companies. She also wants an active industrial policy and targeted promotion of innovations and future technologies.
“Without industry, Germany is a poor country”
“Without industry, Germany is a poor country, we won’t allow that,” said IG Metall boss Christiane Benner, according to a message. The union awaits more from the employers. They dismissed, shortened, wanted to relocate and did no institutions, innovations or future. “But we can do the future, we can do new technologies, we can green industry. And now we want to do that too!” Said Benner.
It is good that politics showed to have understood. “But no special fund has yet been decided, nothing is yet clear,” said Benner. All political forces should now take responsibility so that this central project does not fail.
Under the motto “My workplace. Our industrial country. Our future!” According to the union, more than 77,000 people took part in the rallies, although appearances of well -known bands and artists should also have played a role. The numbers could not be checked. The events took place in Hanover, Stuttgart, Cologne, Frankfurt and Leipzig. IG Metall spoke of the union’s largest public action for decades.
dpa
Source: Stern
