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PRESS RELEASE IG Metall Calls for Equal Treatment of Retirees with Reduced Work Capacity

Joint Appeal by Labor Unions, Social and Welfare Organizations to the Federal Government +++ Hans-Jürgen Urban: “Equal Treatment for People with Reduced Work Capacity Is an Urgent Matter of Justice”

IG Metall, Mainforum, Gebäude, Fahnen
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23 March 2022 23 March 2022

Frankfurt – IG Metall is calling on the federal government to end the injustice faced by 2.9 million recipients of disability pensions. “Health issues force people to rely on a disability pension. It is an urgent matter of justice that policymakers treat all new and existing recipients of disability pensions equally,” said Hans-Jürgen Urban, executive board member of IG Metall.

Together with other unions, social organizations, and welfare associations, IG Metall is calling for the pensions of people already receiving disability benefits to be adjusted to match the entitlements of new recipients of disability benefits. Those who have been receiving this pension since 2019 currently receive 80 euros less per month than new recipients.

In addition to equal pension entitlements, IG Metall is calling for the elimination of reductions of up to 10.8 percent for people with reduced earning capacity. Hans-Jürgen Urban: “These reductions are a slap in the face to all those who can no longer work due to health reasons. Only by also eliminating these reductions will we truly curb the risk of poverty in old age.”

 

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