Prohibition of work contracts wrong and disproportionate
Friedrich-Otto Ripke, President of the Central Association of the German Poultry Industry e. V. (ZDG):
"We are appalled by this wrong and disproportionate decision, which will have devastating consequences for Germany as a business location. Politicians are willingly accepting the closure of slaughterhouses in Germany and the loss of thousands of jobs. Today's decision endangers the existence of an entire industry - our state-of-the-art slaughterhouses with their world-leading standards of hygiene and food safety as well as the animal welfare-oriented family farms. If the slaughterhouses move away, German livestock farmers will lose their livelihoods - and animal welfare and the consumer's declared desire for meat from controlled German production will be done a disservice. From our point of view, the ban on work contracts exclusively for a single industry violates the principle of equality in the Basic Law. We consider the decision to be clearly unconstitutional and have this legally reviewed. In any case, we need a reasonable transition period. The date January 1, 2021 is unreasonable. Politicians must now finally sit down at a round table with business. It's bad enough that she didn't do this before making her decision. In any case, we want to live up to our responsibility.”
About the ZDG
The Central Association of the German poultry industry e. V. represents as a trade roof and top organization, the interests of the German poultry industry at national and EU level towards political, official and professional organizations, the public and abroad. The approximately 8.000 members are organized in federal and state associations.
