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Germany: towards 32 hour week - "It represents a fairer distribution of the wealth created by productivity gains in the industry created by the workers" (www.industriall-union.org)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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"For far too long, the lion's share of the benefits from our increased efficiency has gone to the top, sidelining those who are at the very heart of this production. It's time to level the playing field, ensuring that our workers directly benefit from these advancements by offering them improved working conditions and an enhanced quality of life."

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Certainly some of it is for consumerism, but a lot is construction materials and food. You want less houses? You want less food?