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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Main Author: Vladimir Bogoeski
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Language:deu
Published: Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog GmbH
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Online Access:https://verfassungsblog.de/essential-and-yet-on-the-margins/
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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
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Essential, and yet on the Margins
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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
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topic COVID 19, migrant workers, Seasonal Workers
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