Essential, and yet on the Margins
<p>On 7 December 2021, the coalition parties of the recently inaugurated German government signed the Coalition Agreement. While the Agreement’s proposals regarding work and industrial relations have already been praised and criticised by unions and researchers, this post will address the Gove...
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description | <p>On 7 December 2021, the coalition parties of the recently inaugurated German government signed the Coalition Agreement. While the Agreement’s proposals regarding work and industrial relations have already been praised and criticised by unions and researchers, this post will address the Government’s plans with respect to seasonal (migrant) workers in agriculture, a topic that experienced increased public exposure since the onset of the pandemic. I argue that if the new Government intends to take the ‘essential worker’ label of seasonal migrant farmworkers seriously, it needs to go beyond the relatively modest ambitions expressed in the Agreement.</p>
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spelling | doaj.art-cf67ee23316c4b4dbc5648ddb8ef3f012022-12-22T02:31:36ZdeuMax Steinbeis Verfassungsblog GmbHVerfassungsblog2366-70442366-7044Essential, and yet on the MarginsVladimir Bogoeski<p>On 7 December 2021, the coalition parties of the recently inaugurated German government signed the Coalition Agreement. While the Agreement’s proposals regarding work and industrial relations have already been praised and criticised by unions and researchers, this post will address the Government’s plans with respect to seasonal (migrant) workers in agriculture, a topic that experienced increased public exposure since the onset of the pandemic. I argue that if the new Government intends to take the ‘essential worker’ label of seasonal migrant farmworkers seriously, it needs to go beyond the relatively modest ambitions expressed in the Agreement.</p> https://verfassungsblog.de/essential-and-yet-on-the-margins/COVID 19, migrant workers, Seasonal Workers |
spellingShingle | Vladimir Bogoeski Essential, and yet on the Margins Verfassungsblog COVID 19, migrant workers, Seasonal Workers |
title | Essential, and yet on the Margins |
title_full | Essential, and yet on the Margins |
title_fullStr | Essential, and yet on the Margins |
title_full_unstemmed | Essential, and yet on the Margins |
title_short | Essential, and yet on the Margins |
title_sort | essential and yet on the margins |
topic | COVID 19, migrant workers, Seasonal Workers |
url | https://verfassungsblog.de/essential-and-yet-on-the-margins/ |
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