1. DGB-Bundesvorstand * Abteilung Jugend und Jugendpolitik 1 Trade Union Youth and the situation of young people in Germany

2. DGB-Bundesvorstand * Abteilung Jugend und Jugendpolitik 2 Trade Unions in Germany The trade unions in Germany are organized on two main principles:  unions are not divided by political issues, religion, origins or social background  the unions are organized in branches of trade  one company = one trade union

3. 3  The Confederation of German Trade Unions (DGB) is the umbrella- organisation of eight unions, which are organized according to their industry sectors  Every trade union has its own youth organisation  All branch youth organizations are members of the DGB youth  Independent structures within DGB (own congress, committee, etc.) DGB-Bundesvorstand * Bereich Jugend Structure: Branches & Umbrella

4. DGB-Bundesvorstand * Bereich Jugend  DGB Youth represents adolescents and young adults. - Apprentices, workers, employees, pupils, students, military and civil service and the unemployed - The membership currently stands at about 485,000 (young members of the DGB trade unions)  The youth organization has some independence - on the other hand it is part of the organization  Important: Young volunteers in companies („JAV“) are protected by Works Constitution Act DGB Youth

5. DGB-Bundesvorstand * Abteilung Jugend und Jugendpolitik 5 Key Issues of DGB Youth  Addressing young people before and during their entry into working life  Lobbying for young people's interests: good education and good work  Run-out to schools, working with pupils councils and teachers  Support and advice of unemployed young people  Youth Education  International and European activities  Work against racism / remembrance, understanding and reconciliation work

6. DGB-Bundesvorstand * Abteilung Jugend und Jugendpolitik 6  The structure of apprenticeship is changing – it is more and more difficult to reach the trainees within their factories  Therefore DGB youth is going to vocational schools, where we reach almost 100 % of all trainees  Often the first contact of trainees with trade unions  Information about the work of trade unions & education on topics such as participation, collective agreements, rights of trainees etc.  Successful strategy: Being present and active on the school-ground gained four times more memeberships for the branches of trade unions. Key Issues of DGB Youth Education in vocational-schools

7. DGB-Bundesvorstand, Abteilung Jugend und Jugendpolitik 7  Target group: Students as workers (2,2 mio. students in Germany and 66% are working)  Homepage: Information concerning questions on “study and job” and internships  DGB Youth offers legal advice online and on- site as well as seminars, workshops, training  Over 50 DGB Youth Offices on the campuses for legal advice and also political education  Cooperation with student organisation like German Students Union  Political topics: against tuition fees, BAföG, education policy, labour market policy Key Issues of DGB Youth Students at work

8. DGB-Bundesvorstand * Abteilung Jugend und Jugendpolitik 8 Dr. Azubi  online consulting services since 2005  10-20 requests per day  initial contact with trade union youth Key Issues of DGB Youth Apprenticeship situation and quality of training The DGB Report: „Quality of Apprenticeships“  Published annually since 2006  more than 12,000 interviews

9. DGB-Bundesvorstand * Abteilung Jugend und Jugendpolitik 9 “Generation precarious”:  Precarious Generation: Only 37 percent of young workers (up to 30 years old) are in a permanent employment relationship and receive an income of at least € 2000 gross per month.  41% of young workers regularly work more than 5 hours of overtime per week.  56% of young workers have the impression that more and more work has to be done in the same time within the last years.  Sick to work: 70% of young employees went once or even more often to work despite illness - within the last twelve months. * * DGB-Index Gute Arbeit für junge Beschäftigte 2012. Situation of young people in Germany – the background

10. DGB-Bundesvorstand * Abteilung Jugend und Jugendpolitik Tag der Ansage – Jugend macht Ansagen Political Campaign  Adressing the politicians and parties with our demands and needs before the German elections  Seminars, conferences and common events and action in this field  Resolution of the DGB Youth, can be signed by politicians (205 MP’s have signed so far)

11. DGB-Bundesvorstand * Abteilung Jugend und Jugendpolitik Tag der Ansage – Jugend macht Ansagen Action day, 16. March, 2013  Common and coordinated action in six cities at the same time  Demonstrations and fancy innovative streets actions  Radio ballet, flash mobs, etc.

12. DGB-Bundesvorstand * Abteilung Jugend und Jugendpolitik Latest international activities of the DGB Youth Alter Summit, July, 2013  Organisation of Alter Summit in Berlin with ETUC and French Trade Unions  More than 300 young people from out whole Europe were involved

13. DGB-Bundesvorstand * Abteilung Jugend und Jugendpolitik 13 Quality of work from the perspective of young employees The key questions:  What are the working conditions of young workers?  Do they earn a decent income?  What are the physical, social and psychological pressures young workers are exposed to?  Do they have to work overtime?  What do young people expect when they think about their future careers? Key Issues of DGB Youth Index “Good Work”

14. DGB-Bundesvorstand * Abteilung Jugend und Jugendpolitik 14 Internships:  More and more qualified young people get only internships instead of a regular paid work : On average 20% of qualified young workers do (an) internship(s) after their exams/apprenticeship instead of regular jobs.  The internship period took longer than 6 months for every second person.  40% of the internships remain unpaid.  Interns often work as regular workers: Three quarters indicate that their results have been planned into the normal course of operation.  Only 22% get an offer for either a short or long term position subsequent to their internship (sticking effect). Situation of young people in Germany – internships

15. DGB-Bundesvorstand * Abteilung Jugend und Jugendpolitik 15  Campaign for fair Internship  Lobbying and Publicity  Activities so far:  Homepage: information, online-consulting and online-portal company-rating  Publications: booklets an folders  Developed a guideline: “code for practice for a fair internship”  Conferences with interns, politicians and in the parliamentary on this issue  Political demands of the DGB for fair internships an fair career entry (election campaign)  European Network on precarious young workers * Translation: 56 % of the interns consider internships as a modern way of exploitation Key Issues of DGB Youth Generation Internship

16. DGB-Bundesvorstand * Abteilung Jugend und Jugendpolitik 16  Member of Youth Committee of European (ETUC) and International Trade Union Confederation (PERC/ ITUC)  International Working group of DGB Youth  International Youth Work/ Youth education with young Trade Unionists of other countries, e.g.: - “Balkan Project” supported by FES - Exchange with the Trade Unionists of Israel - Qualification Program “Europe Step by Step” - Cooperation with GLU - Egypt Working Group  Cooperation with Social Movements Photos. above: Seminar with students of Global Labour University 2011; below: European Social Forum 2010 in Istanbul. Key Issues of DGB Youth International Youth Work Photos: above: Seminar with students of Global Labour University 2011; below: European Social Forum 2010 in Istanbul.

17. 17 Youth Education  National Youth Education Department for TU-Youth located in Hattingen (DGB Jugendbildung)  Target-group: multiplicators (trainers/ future leaders) of youth-eduaction  Six main areas: 1. Skills for commitees: skills for presentation, discussionleading, dealing with conflicts etc. 2. Long-term Trainings for seminar-leaders: innovative methods in the field of teamguiding and –building, counselling etc. 3. Political education: skills for political use of social media, seminars on finance-crisis, education against rasicm etc. 4. International education: English for Trade-Unionists, Intercultural learning, exchange with Israel; Cooperation with Global Labour University etc. (see below) 5. Training for leading seminars in vocational schools 6. Training to become a counsellor for legal advice at the students offices at universities DGB-Bundesvorstand * Abteilung Jugend und Jugendpolitik

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