The Steering Committee
The Initiative’s central decision-making body is the nonpartisan Steering Committee.
The Initiative’s central decision-making body is the Steering Committee. It determines the priorities of the Initiative’s work, decides which projects will be supported and provides input for the Network’s activities.
To ensure the independence of the Initiative New Quality of Work, the Steering Committee is comprised of an equal number of representatives from business and trade unions. The Federal Employment Agency, the Conference of Ministers for Labour and Social Affairs (Arbeits- und Sozialministerkonferenz, ASMK), as well as the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, who finances the Initiative, are also represented in the Steering Committee. Additional substantive expertise and practical insights are contributed by the four Issue Ambassadors.
The following institutions are represented in the Steering Committee (the links lead to the German websites of the institutions):
- The Conference of Ministers for Labour and Social Affairs (Arbeits- und Sozialministerkonferenz, ASMK)
- The Federal Employment Agency (Bundesagentur für Arbeit, BA)
- Federal Chemical Employers’ Association (Bundesarbeitgeberverband Chemie, BAVC)
- Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales, BMAS)
- Federal Alliance of German Employers’ Associations (Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen Arbeitgeberverbände, BDA)
- German Trade Union Federation (Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund, DGB)
- The Association of German Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Deutscher Industrie- und Handelskammertag, DIHK)
- The Federation of German Employers’ Associations in the Metal and Electrical Engineering Industries (Gesamtmetall)
- Trade Union of the Nutrition and Food, Recreation, and Restaurant Sectors (Gewerkschaft Nahrung-Genuss-Gaststätten NGG)
- Trade Union of the Metal Industry (Industriegewerkschaft Metall, IGM)
- Trade Union of the Mining, Chemicals and Energy Industries (Industriegewerkschaft Bergbau, Chemie und Energie, IG BCE)
- Trade Union of the Services Sector (Vereinigte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft, ver.di)
- German Confederation of SkilledCrafts (Zentralverband des Deutschen Handwerks, ZDH)
