{"id":3471,"date":"2025-04-30T10:05:40","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T08:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/2025\/04\/30\/14-05-25-coffee-connect-german-trade-union-confederation-dgb-fit-career-networking\/"},"modified":"2025-04-30T10:05:40","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T08:05:40","slug":"14-05-25-coffee-connect-german-trade-union-confederation-dgb-fit-career-networking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/de\/2025\/04\/30\/14-05-25-coffee-connect-german-trade-union-confederation-dgb-fit-career-networking\/","title":{"rendered":"Recap: 12.05.25 Coffee &amp; Connect: German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) | FIT: Career &amp; Networking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" data-start=\"54\" data-end=\"201\">\n<p data-start=\"264\" data-end=\"541\">On May 12, students gathered for an insightful Coffee &amp; Connect session featuring the <strong data-start=\"361\" data-end=\"403\">German Trade Union Confederation (DGB)<\/strong>. Over coffee and cake, participants explored what it means to work in Germany and how trade unions play a key role in supporting employees.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"543\" data-end=\"1102\">The session was led by <strong data-start=\"568\" data-end=\"584\">Bj\u00f6rn Eckert<\/strong>, who opened the event with a presentation on <strong data-start=\"630\" data-end=\"649\">workers\u2019 rights<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"651\" data-end=\"665\">labor laws<\/strong>, and the <strong data-start=\"675\" data-end=\"699\">role of trade unions<\/strong> in Germany. He provided valuable insights into how unions advocate for fair treatment, empower employees, and promote ethical workplaces\u2014knowledge especially relevant for international students preparing for careers in Germany. He also addressed a key concern for many: the <strong>conditions<\/strong> under which <strong>international students<\/strong> are allowed to <strong>work in Germany<\/strong>, explaining legal limits and what to watch out for.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1104\" data-end=\"1428\">After the presentation, students enjoyed an open Q&amp;A session over coffee and cake. The relaxed atmosphere made it easy to ask questions, share experiences, and connect with both the speaker and fellow students. Everyone left with a clearer understanding of their rights and feeling better prepared for the German job market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On May 12, students gathered for an insightful Coffee &amp; Connect session featuring the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB). Over coffee and cake, participants explored what it means to work in Germany and how trade unions play a key role in supporting employees. The session was led by Bj\u00f6rn Eckert, who opened the event with &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/de\/2025\/04\/30\/14-05-25-coffee-connect-german-trade-union-confederation-dgb-fit-career-networking\/\" class=\"more-link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">\u201eRecap: 12.05.25 Coffee &amp; Connect: German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) | FIT: Career &amp; Networking\u201c <\/span>weiterlesen<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":631,"featured_media":1952,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[100],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-may2025"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3471"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3471\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}