IGG – Basisgewerkschaftssektionen: Landwirtschaft | Forst | Gartenbau | Umweltberufe
As reported by the newspaper *Junge Welt*, the current federal government has decided to further worsen conditions for foreign seasonal workers. According to the report, loopholes for driving down wages through deductions for housing have been vastly expanded, and the precarious insurance status has been extended from 70 to 90 days of employment. Continue reading “Report: Further Precarization of Foreign Seasonal Workers”
Do you work in landscaping, tree care, vegetable growing, or another “green profession” and are you an FAU member? Then come along to our first in-person meeting on 28 March at 2 pm at the FAU office in Berlin! Connect with fellow workers, share experiences, and help us build a local IGG structure. Accommodation can be arranged if needed. Continue reading “Founding Meeting IGG Berlin-Brandenburg”
More than 25 members of the IGG gathered from February 13 to 16 to discuss the further development of the initiative. The high level of participation by active members from our industry is a clear sign of our growth over the past year and increasing involvement. Continue reading “Successful winter meeting of the IGG”
from FAU Berlin
Workers in agriculture, horticulture, environmental, and forestry professions experience on a daily basis how exploitative and destructive the existing economic system is. Every year, people die doing this work. Many struggle with precarious contracts, wage dumping, and discrimination, especially our migrant comrades. While agricultural workers in other regions of the world experience hunger, violence, and displacement, the fruits of these conditions end up in our supermarkets. Continue reading “FAU Berlin calls for the “We’ve had enough!” (“Wir haben es satt”) demonstration in the anti-capitalist bloc”
On May 1, our trade union movement will take to the streets in over 19 cities. We as the Green Craft Initiative will also be represented with speeches and demonstrations in many places, including Dresden, Leipzig, Cologne…
Here is an overview of the dates: https://www.fau.org/artikel/am-1-mai-2025-auf-die-strasse-2