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‘Zeitarbeitsfirma’ (temporary employment agency): The ‘other side’ of Germany’s labour market

By Guest PostOctober 20, 2013Economy, General, Jobs, Media, Politicsaaron, anonymous, central storage facility, construction works, der Spiegel, desert, euro, European Union, everyday life, exploitation, fictional, german authorities, german government, Germany, international labor organisation, justice, kuendigung machen, labour market, landsberg, leased worker, leipzig, leipzig airport, lieharbeiter, lost, manuel, mariam, nightshift, poland, polish colleagues, rail lines, rossmann, temporary employment agency, the mirror, zeitarbeiter, zeitarbeitsfirma, zentrallager

There are hundreds of ‘Zeitarbeitsfirma’ or ‘temporary employment agency’ dominating the current German labour market. These agencies lease workers mostly on short-term basis to different industries, supermarkets and other business enterprises. Leased workers (In German: Lieharbeiter or Zeitarbeiter) are normally low-paid and forced to do the heaviest works at their work places. Often they have to accept or bow down to inhuman demands of the ‘Zeitarbeitsfirma’.

Summarized here are few cases from different sources who experienced the hardship under the so-called ‘Zeitarbeitsfirma’: (more…)

‘Civilian Cyber-Warriors’ Not Driven By Patriotism

EAST LANSING, Mich. — People who commit cyber-attacks against the government also tend to download music illegally and participate in physical protests. Surprisingly, however, they don’t appear to be acting out of some sense of national pride or patriotism.

Those are some of the findings to emerge from a Michigan State University study that for the first time begins to paint a profile of “civilian cyber-warriors,” or people who engage in attacks against domestic or foreign governments without support from military or government agencies. Cybercrimes pose a huge societal risk and have become a hot issue globally, yet little is known about the mindset behind them. (more…)

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‘Zeitarbeitsfirma’ (temporary employment agency): The ‘other side’ of Germany’s labour market

‘Civilian Cyber-Warriors’ Not Driven By Patriotism