industrial policy
***An Italian and French version of the report can be found at the bottom of the page***
The "Steel is the future" conference took place on 13 April 2024 in Salzgitter (Information Centre of Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH)**
Here you can find the conference programme.
Opening
In his opening speech, Heinz Bierbaum, Chairman of the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, pointed out that steel is irreplaceable for the socio-ecological transformation and that the steel of the future must be green steel. And how important IG Metall and the works councils are for ...
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With contributions from: Ulrike Eifler, DIE LINKE, Spokesperson for BAG Betrieb und Gewerkschaft, the working group on enterprise and trade unions; Benjamin Denis, IndustriALL; Katharina Stierl, Students for Future; Károly György, Hungarian Trade Union Confederation
You can find the English video of the web conference here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcJhEXatfqE
The German version is available here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZokCs4dCayk
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