BAGV GLAS+SOLAR is represented in the most important committees and boards of other organisations. With our active co-operation, we participate – in the interest of our members- in the decision-making of the Trade Association. Above and beyond this we take responsibility for the employment policy in the glass and solar industry with new employment support, vocational training and qualification for employees in order to maintain jobs in Germany and keep production competitive..

The most important social policies:

• Representation in other organisations e.g. Confederation of German Employers’ Association (Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen Arbeitgeberverbände BDA); Bavarian Economic Association (Vereinigung der Bayerischen Wirtschaft e.V.), VBW); Administrative Professional Association (Verwaltungs-Berufsgenossenschaft VGB (previously BG, Glass Ceramics)
• Educational policy
• Framework conditions for the labour market (personal and economic policies)
• Occupational safety
• Accident prevention
• Healthcare
• Social insurance
• Company Pension schemes
• Demography (i.e. semi-retirement, retirement age)