16. März 2009
Everybody has the right to equal participation in working life. On Friday, 20 March 2009, the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS) will present the study on access and employment in workshops for adapted work (ISB study) at the Workshop Fair 2009 in Nuremberg.
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15. März 2009
The internet-platform for contemporary art by challenged persons has opened a new section called “The studio skylight” 
. Organisations, workshops for adapted work and studios from all over Germany can now present their artistic work in an artistic context.
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. Organisations, workshops for adapted work and studios from all over Germany can now present their artistic work in an artistic context.
[more] 13. März 2009
The 24th workshop fair “Werkstätten:Messe 2009” will be held in Nuremberg from 19th to 22nd March. Over 220 exhibitors have already registered to present products and services of German workshops in exhibition hall 12 of the NürnbergMesse.
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11. März 2009
In February, the German Parliament adopted a package of measures meant to stimulate and to support the national economy – the so-called “Second Pact for employment and stability for Germany”. Some of the measures layed down in this pact have repercussions on workshops for adapted work and persons with disabilities employed in them.
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20. Februar 2009
In January 2009, BAG WfbM learned about the draft revision of part A of the German Construction Contract Procedures (VOB/A) from 25 November 2008. Surprisingly, paragraph 6, section 1, no. 3 included a passage stating, that non-profit organisations should be excluded from the award of public contracts. This phrase would have severely disadvantaged and partly even threatened workshops for adapted work and integration projects in their existence.
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10. Februar 2009
The minister for education of the Federal State of Lower Saxony, Elisabeth Heister-Neumann, has suggested to discuss the development of special education in Lower Saxony in the Committee for Culture and Education of the State Parliament. The debate should take into account the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
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30. Januar 2009
The inequality of wealth distribution in Germany has risen sharply from 2002 to 2007. This is the result of a recent study carried out by the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW) Berlin on behalf of the Hans Böckler Foundation. The study also shows that the differences between Eastern and Western Germany continue to grow.
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27. Januar 2009
Persons with disabilities working in workshops for adapted work are entitled to receive a major share of the complete revenues produced. At least 70 per cent of the overall turnover must be paid directly to them as remuneration.
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16. Januar 2009
The “Ecological Project for Integrated Environmental Technology”, or “Ökoprofit” in short, was developed in Austria at the beginning of the 1990s. Ökoprofit is a cooperation between municipalities and the local economy which aims to reduce operating costs while trying to preserve natural resources (including water and energy).
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13. Januar 2009
In 2007, the financial benefits for employees in workshops for adapted work continued to decline. According to the Federal Association for Rehabilitation (BAR), payments for integration services have been reduced by 3,8 percent in 2007 in comparison to the previous year.
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19. Dezember 2008
The new Bavarian State Minister for Labour and Social Affairs, Family and Women, Christine Haderthauer, will attend the opening ceremony of the workshop fair “Werkstätten:Messe 2009” on Friday, 20 March 2009.
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15. Dezember 2008
The research report "The development of admissions to workshops for persons with disabilities", also called ISB study, has been published by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs. The study analyses the reasons for the significant rise in admissions to German workshops for adapted work during the last few years.
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05. Dezember 2008
On Friday, 28 November 2008, a new BAG WfbM Board was elected. The four-year term of the previous board had expired. The highest body of BAG WfbM – the assembly of delegates – elected the new members of the Presidency and then the new Executive Board. Günter Mosen, was re-elected as chairman of the Board.
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02. Dezember 2008
In a letter to Günter Mosen, chairman of BAG WfbM, the Bavarian Prime Minister Horst Seehofer has confirmed his patronage of next year’s workshop fair “Werkstätten:Messe 2009” in Nuremberg from 19th to 22nd March.
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20. November 2008
On 13 November 2008, the debate on the draft resolution on supported employment has been concluded. In comparison to the original proposal, the Committee on Labour and Social Affairs recommended several changes.
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Who we are
Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft Werkstätten für behinderte Menschen e. V. (BAG WfbM) is the political representative of sheltered workshops in Germany. We represent 93 % of all German workshops. All public welfare organisations and religious denominations work jointly in our organisation.
Our task is to give expert advice on questions related to employment, vocational training, financing and legal issues. Additionally, we are actively involved in the legislation process. BAG WfbM promotes for the participation of persons with disabilities in working life.
Our task is to give expert advice on questions related to employment, vocational training, financing and legal issues. Additionally, we are actively involved in the legislation process. BAG WfbM promotes for the participation of persons with disabilities in working life.
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