SPD requires “Buy European” necessities for public contracts | EUROtoday

The financial coverage spokesman for the SPD parliamentary group, Sebastian Roloff, sees a necessity for motion to safe certified jobs in Germany. “We have been seeing for a long time that not only simple but also more and more highly qualified activities are being relocated abroad,” stated the Bundestag member WELT AM SONNTAG. He sees the necessity for a debate about “Buy European” necessities within the context of public procurement and for vital and security-relevant areas.

“It does not strengthen our resilience if we maintain production capacities for these areas, but new dependencies arise in research and development, for example,” stated Roloff.

The IG Metall union additionally instructed WELT AM SONNTAG that it was watching “with concern” that “not only jobs in production, but also in areas such as research and development or administration are increasingly being relocated to other countries.”

The general at the moment unsure financial state of affairs within the business is contributing to “these tendencies becoming more pronounced”. IG Metall is recognizing the pattern in direction of outsourcing to Eastern European areas, but additionally to nations comparable to Morocco, China and India.

Since the start of February alone, a number of corporations have introduced plans to relocate administrative actions, notably to India, together with the chemical firm BASF, the insurer Ergo and the provider Knorr-Bremse. The automotive producer Mercedes can be planning to outsource duties from its headquarters to service suppliers in low-wage nations. Several auto suppliers additionally need to minimize jobs in analysis and improvement.