Dr. Rainer Dulger, Employer President
I want this country to remain successful, innovative and prosperous.
And to achieve this, politicians must finally focus on Germany as a business location and our competitiveness.
Issue 05/26:
The economy is losing patience
‘A strong country needs strong, effective policies – and for that, it needs a strong economy as its foundation,’ warns employers' association president Dulger in his latest statement. He warns: ‘The Iran conflict shows how vulnerable our location is. Although the economic impact of the fighting in Iran on Europe and Germany has been limited so far, that could change at any time.’
Germany's employment administration structure is the topic of the week. The focus is on the fact that municipal job centres are less likely to place people in jobs subject to social insurance contributions than the joint institutions of local authorities and the Federal Employment Agency. Arndt G. Kirchhoff, president of the North Rhine-Westphalia Association of Business Associations, laments the lack of economic growth in his commentary. His demand: to finally take the concerns of businesses seriously.
You can read about these and other topics in the current BDA agenda.
Mission
The BDA ensures that the social partnership anchored in the Basic Law succeeds and that fair working conditions are guaranteed in our country.
Vision
Our goal is to operate in such a way that future generations can also find sufficient employment and create prosperity.
Values
The social market economy underlies our actions and is based on freedom, responsibility, subsidiarity and solidarity.
The voice of German business in Europe
Committed to Europe – in Berlin and Brussels. The Brussels office of our European Affairs Department constitutes together with BDI, the BDI/BDA The German Business Representation - the European voice of the entire German business community. We analyse what the European Union’s latest legislative proposals would mean for German business and jobs. And much more.
Strong employer organisations
Members of the BDA are 14 interdisciplinary regional associations and 46 federal umbrella associations of employers from the fields of industry, trade, finance, transport, crafts, services and agriculture. Around 1 million companies with approx. 30.5 million employees are affiliated to them directly or indirectly via their member associations.
Federal top-level associations
National Associations
