Germany: Metalworking union suggests job-saving measures
In November 2009, senior officials of the IG Metall metalworkers' union proposed cuts in working time as a means of keeping workers in employment during the recession.
The head of IG Metall's Baden-Württemberg region, Jörg Hofmann, suggested that employees of firms in economic difficulties could temporarily move to a 28-hour week.
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