hourly wages below the minimum level, excessive working hours and dubious sub-contractors.di-boss Bsirske denounced the “mafia-like structures” in package carriers. The planned basic pension he praised as a remedy against old-age poverty.
the Chairman of The Union ver.di, Frank Bsirske, has denounced criminal activities in parcel shipping. “In the parcel delivery industry have well-established part of mafia-like structures,” said Bsirske the Newspapers of the Funke media group. “Companies such as Hermes to engage companies that hire other companies, which then put people from Ukraine, Moldova or Belarus into the delivery vehicles.”
“government must act”
Bsirske called on the Federal government to get more involved in the package deliverer.
Many people have fake passports, said Bsirske. “Hourly wages of 4.50 euros or six euros to be paid and the working hours from twelve or even 16 hours per day.” The Problem will be greater the more the industry, the package delivery company boome.
ver.di-boss calls on government and legislators to Act. “The policy must also introduce in the package industry, the so-called subcontractor liability,” said Bsirske. “This means that the real Customer for the correct working conditions for all sub-contractors responsible.” There is so far only in the construction and in the meat industry.
praise for the basic pension
Against this Background, he praised the initiative of the Federal Minister of labour, Hubertus Heil, for a basic pension. “The times in which someone has to pay Low, need to be upgraded, in order to prevent poverty in old age.”
With a view on the minimum wage, he called for additional and more intensive inspections. “The minimum wage is not adhered to by the millions still,” criticized Bsirske. He called for a minimum wage Hotline, in the case of the violations reported by telephone could be, as it’ll give you already in the UK. “First of all, small businesses make use of it to defend themselves against unfair commercial practices the competition.”
