Grüne on work and social affairs

The Greens want to update Saxony's Inclusion and Participation Act and launch a "decade of accessibility." Public buildings, websites, schools and rural infrastructure are to become barrier-free faster. Assistance and self-determination for people with disabilities are to be guaranteed.

The Greens want fewer barriers for people with disabilities. Government buildings and websites should be usable by everyone. Daycare centers and schools should also be rebuilt. A law on this should be rewritten. People with disabilities should get good personal assistance.

Training on diversity, inclusion and accessibility is to be mandatory for all public administration staff. Municipalities are to get incentives; advisory councils, self-advocacy bodies and full-time commissioners are to be funded. The state allowance for blind people and the disadvantage compensation are to be adjusted to current conditions. The "Sachsen Barrierefrei 2030" program is to be developed further, and a "TeilhabeSachsenApp" would flag places that lack accessibility. Culture, sports, vocational training, higher education and political participation are also to become more accessible.

The Greens want to double the hiring quota for people with disabilities in the state's public service from five to ten percent. Moving from sheltered workshops into the regular labor market is to become easier, with fair pay. The state is meant to set an example for inclusive employment.

The Greens want more jobs for people with disabilities. The state should hire twice as many of them as now. Moving from a sheltered workshop to a regular company should be easier. Pay should be fair.

Employment agencies, schools and vocational schools are to give better advice and career guidance. The platform wants to support the founding of inclusive companies and add criteria to Saxony's public procurement law that reward good inclusion. Experienced professionals would accompany people leaving workshops, and the Integrationsamt (integration office) is to be strengthened. Existing external workshop placements are to become regular employment. In state offices, a representative for severely disabled employees would be released from other duties once there are 70 such employees.

The Greens want to counter loneliness in old age with meeting places, counseling at home and mentoring between young and old. Older people would also get voluntary and flexible ways to keep contributing their experience.

Many old people are lonely. The Greens want to create places where people can meet. Examples are mobile cafés or community gardens. Advisers should also come to people's homes. People who care for relatives should get more help.

In rural areas, social planning would also include small-scale meeting places. Pilot projects for mentoring and "borrowed grandparents" would be supported. For people needing care, digital counseling, training, independent care advice centers and more short-term care places are planned. For legal guardianship, the Greens call for adequate pay for professional guardians and well-equipped municipal guardianship authorities.

The Greens want Saxony's public procurement law to ensure that only companies bound by collective agreements receive public contracts. Compliance with the minimum wage, social protection and workplace safety is to be checked permanently. Collective bargaining coverage and worker participation in Saxony are also to grow.

The Greens want the state to give contracts only to companies with a collective agreement. A collective agreement sets pay and working conditions. Authorities should check the minimum wage and workplace safety. The Greens also support works councils.

The platform argues that Saxony can only compete for skilled workers with very good working conditions. Collective bargaining coverage is to rise in companies in which the state holds a stake. The Greens support the founding of works councils and of youth and trainee representations. Preventive measures are meant to reduce workplace accidents and occupational illness. Compliance with safety and hygiene rules is to be checked by authorities with enough trained staff. During structural change, job security and working conditions are to improve.

The Greens support general minimum fees for services billed by time. At the federal level, they want to push for stronger social security for solo self-employed people.

The Greens want to help self-employed people. There should be a lowest allowed fee for their work. People who work alone for themselves should be better protected.

For freelance cultural workers, the platform favors fee agreements. The self-governance of the liberal professions is to be supported; its bodies should work transparently and reflect the varied interests of their members. The platform sees the liberal professions as an important pillar of the economy, especially in rural areas.