Industry in danger: millions of jobs are on the brink!

Industry in danger: millions of jobs are on the brink!

European industry is on the abyss! Warning alarming reports: 4.3 million jobs in the EU are at risk if it is not traded now. The industrialists and unions, including Pro-GPA, vehemently demand measures to secure the industrial basis. "Europe has to act and strengthen the European industrial location. We have to secure value creation and jobs," emphasize the two union leaders Reinhold Binder and Karl Dürtscher, as on ots.at reported. The unions raise the alarm and demand clear investments in the infrastructure as well as programs for training and qualification of workers to avert the impending dein industrialization.

In Germany, the situation becomes even more dramatic. According to bpb.de , German industry is in a deep structural crisis. An example of this is Volkswagen who fights with falling sales figures and reduces staff. The decline in production can be felt in many industries, especially in those that are very energy -intensive. According to surveys from IFO Institute, about a quarter of the production capacities are unused. With the ongoing increase in energy costs, uncertainty in the entire European industry also increases, while at the same time competitiveness is suffering.

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The decline in German industry also has far -reaching implications: eight million jobs hang directly on manufacturing companies, and a loss of these places could have catastrophic consequences for entire regions. The union associations warn that a lowering of employee rights under the guise of bureaucracy reduction must be fought. The structural change towards services is inevitable, but could hit German industrial workers particularly hard. "The Federal Government must increase the funds for research and education and further qualify employees," demand the unions.