Ep. 016 — Migrant labour in Germany w/ Elmar and Sergiu [EN]

In today’s episode we speak with Elmar Wigand from Arbeitsunrecht and Sergiu from FAU (Free Workers’ Union), about the conditions faced by migrant labourers in Germany, with a focus on Romanian workers in the meat industry and care workers. In the first part of the episode we talk more broadly about the labour laws and workers’ organizations in Germany. We learn about the multiple levels of exploitation experienced by migrant workers who work and live in various kinds of precarious arrangements. In the second part, we focus on the particular conditions faced by Eastern European labourers working in mega-meat processing plants, like Tönnies, and in the cleaning industry. The episode ends with a list of suggestions and practical advice for workers who find themselves in similar situations. === Re(Sources) Arbeitsunrecht https://arbeitsunrecht.de/ https://web.facebook.com/Arbeitsunrecht-Romana-111835073931520 https://web.facebook.com/arbeitsunrecht Migration counselor (they do very good information campaigns) https://minor-kontor.de/consiliere-de-migratie-4-0/ https://web.facebook.com/consiliereMB4.0/ Faire Mobilität https://www.faire-mobilitaet.de/ https://www.faire-mobilitaet.de/ro https://web.facebook.com/DGBFaireMobilitaet/ their hotline https://secure.dgb.de/www.faire-mobilitaet.de/informationen/++co++d0d24b5e-6e58-11ea-8f86-52540088cada a short practical video that they have made https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6ukKVxvwTk Freie Arbeiterinnen- und Arbeiter-Union (FAU) [Free Workers’ Union] https://www.fau.org/ https://www.fau.org/en https://bonn.fau.org/ro/ DREPT pentru îngrijire https://www.facebook.com/dreptpentruingrijire România — Țara Muncii Ieftine (ROTMI) https://www.facebook.com/TaraMunciiIeftine Examples from intermezzo https://www.huffpost.com/entry/maria-bartiromo-fooled-fake-smithfield-ceo_n_5fe38132c5b64e442101be80 https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2020/7/8/21311327/farmers-factory-farms-cafos-animal-rights-booker-warren-khanna https://www.wired.com/story/direct-action-everywhere-virtual-reality-exposing-factory-farms/ Artwork by Cristian Grecu (check out more of his art on his home page or try to find him hidden in various places all over the Internet) Intro/Outro song: Which side are you on?, rendition by Intellectual Dark Wave https://soundcloud.com/intellectualdarkwave/which-side-are-you-on https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJQvmb2cqZlrgAFsAq1_P4w