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DGB’s Fahimi Condemns Tougher ‘Grundsicherung’ Plan, Warns of Social Split, Threatens Strikes

She says a fraud‑fixated debate fuels far‑right narratives.

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DGB-Chefin Yasmin Fahimi hat der schwarz-roten Bundesregierung eine verfehlte Politik vorgeworfen. In einer der größten wirtschaftlichen Stagnationsphasen mache die Regierung eine Politik, "die an den Bedarfen der Menschen vollständig vorbeigeht".

Overview

  • The Union–SPD coalition agreed to rebrand Bürgergeld as “Grundsicherung” and to impose stricter participation duties and harsher sanctions.
  • Under the plan, repeated failures to attend Jobcenter appointments could result in a full suspension of payments.
  • Roughly 5.5 million recipients would fall under the tightened rules outlined by coalition leaders.
  • Fahimi calls the focus on alleged welfare abuse a “mini‑problem,” pointing to about 0.6% total refusers as economically insignificant.
  • She presses for investment, pension stability, active industrial policy, and higher taxes on wealth, and warns employers to engage or face large strikes.