The employers' side, which is resisting this, justifies its attitude not only with economic considerations but also on the grounds that the opportunities for control over investment provided by "Rationalisierungsschutzabkommen" (rationalization protection agreements) contravene the principles of the social market economy and the Basic Law.
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Against the background of declining growth rates and increasing technological change the trade unions, since the late 1960's, have been demanding the conclusion of collective agreements which protect the employees from the possible negative consequences of rationalisation (Rationalisierungsschutzabkommen).
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Le nouveau code de l'artisanat en vigueur depuis le 1er avril renforce la position de l'artisanat. Ce code réorganise les métiers de l'artisanat et accroît la flexibilité des artisans sur le marché, visant ainsi à garantir des places de formation et des emplois tournés vers l'avenir.
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