Bad news comes from Germany for Kosovars planning seasonal work there

At the slaughterhouse and the farm there were several outbreaks of COVID-19 virus. One more reason to reconsider the situation of employees in these countries.

Politics has warned change.

I will never come to Germany again. No vacation, no visit. Even the world give it to me!”, says Mariana Costea, who worked on a bavarese farm for two months.

He could not bear any longer because of excessive hours of work, severe conditions, unclean settlements, lack of measures for protection from the COVID-19 virus.

“System scandal”.

With a minibus with eight seats coming in from 14 or 15 people and sent to the fields to work. In the evening they would return to their homes. Protection from COVIDD-19 in Germany seems to be different, and this should apply to European workers.

COVIDD-19 another proof of the situation

Costea is one of many European laborers who have come for the past few weeks and months to work in Germany, but among the few who talk about the situation openly in the German economy, in the meat industry, in mail services, in construction, in helping elderly or in agriculture.

Labour Minister Hubert Hale himself has often spoken of the serious situation in these areas in recent years.

The coronavirus is like a burning glass. Things are now being seen that were thought to be in order, said Hale at a news conference in Berlin.

For these “: He'll remain anonymous. He's afraid of the possible consequences. Two years has worked at Germany's largest meat factory, Tönnies.

They stole our hours. Instead of eight hours, counting 45 minutes off, we worked 10 to 13 hours a day. After this job you're also mentally done”, says Alex B.

“at” ) are subcontractors who employ the largest number of European laborers. Romanian Alex B. She's got a contract with a subsurgeon, with an outside firm taking over several jobs in this factory. These employees are paid according to sub-proposors' terms. The responsibility for their condition is kept by these subsurgeons rather than by the meat producer.

Most employees are paid no hours but with the amount of work. And it can't be done in eight hours. A system for explosion, says Alex B. Anyone who opposes it will soon leave work. These jobs do not apply to work rules like in Germany.

Corona's protection has almost had none. More than 1,500 of Tönnies' 7,000 employees in Rheda-Mayenbrück have resulted in positive tests of COVID-19, early June. The Gütersloh region has entered Lockdown. Now the prosecution is investigating at the Tönnies factory and many subcontactors, if there were any violations of the law against infection.

Subpossors a Hard Network for Control

The subsurgeon system enables the employment of persons from eastern countries and the creation of a difficult network. Would it not be possible for a country like Germany to control these networks and employees engaged in this country? See the conditions they work on? Theoretically, says Marius Hanganu from the “Mobileät” project, in conversation with Deutsche Welle.

He was born in Romania and is part of a German union engaged in improving the conditions of workers from Eastern Europe. He is responsible for conditions at the border and health entities. Controls are not always without problems, such as in Bhavari. He claims that such things have been listed during customs visits. And customs say they are not aware of such problems.

The increase in cases of the Corona virus in the meat industry and in agriculture have forced politics to react. On January 1st, 2021, such contracts will be prohibited, meaning that such workers cannot be employed in the meat industry.

Minister Heil has prepared a bill that must be passed in parliament. Hale has no answer why such measures are not approved for other parts of the industry. The minister says controls in other areas will be added.

Coronavius is not an option?

The situation in an agricultural enterprise in Bahari has reopened debate on problems in this area. In Mammming (near Strabing), some 170 of the 500 seasonal workers have tested positive with COVID-19. The entire enterprise is quarantined. Most employees come from Romania, and others from Bulgaria, Hungary and Ukraine.

Bravaria's prime minister, Markus Söder, says that violations in the concept of hygiene and violation of rules are the cause of infection. As a result, it requires stricter search “-night” and unannounced “”.

If someone violates the rules, he will be sentenced to 5,000 to 25,000 euros. While seasonal workers will be tested in Bhavari”, Söder said.

But so far there are no restrictions in this region.

COVID-19 can also be used as a chance to improve the system with employees from eastern countries for improving working conditions and living conditions.

Alex B. He's convinced that things wouldn't change unless these cases of Corona infection had exploded. He says in the future he won't be willing to explode at work.