Hungary plans to water down a proposed bill aimed at boosting the extra hours employers can demand from workers after labor unions and opposition parties dubbed it the “slave law.”
Hungary, like other countries in eastern Europe, is struggling with a labor shortage that’s drawn complaints from companies that they can’t find enough qualified workers to fill vacant posts. Legislation originally submitted by ruling party lawmakers this week envisioned boosting the extra hours employers could force employees to work to 400 hours annually, from 250 hours now.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2018-11-28/hungary-to-water-down-slave-law-after-uproar-over-extra-hours
In all seriousness, I think this points to something more interesting than what might be found in exaltation over some guy winning mayorship of an irrelevant and obscure town in Spain.
We are often told that the “mainstream” excuse given for immigration to the aging countries of Europe, that immigrants are needed to fill positions in the economy, is a lie. At worst, all we need is to drastically increase spending allocated to families. At best, the status quo will actually lead us to a heaven where we all enjoy standards of living due to a decreased population. Well if that were so why did Fidesz feel the need to squeeze Hungarian labor? Seems like immigration is a good thing after all, unless you’re a fan of the 19th Century work week.
Secondly, it’s interesting what the ruling party revealed about which groups supported their legislative push. Fidesz politician Péter Szijjártó revealed to a German journalist that ”companies in the region of North Rhine Westphalia which have invested in Hungary in the past welcomed the news about the modification of the labor code, which will improve the country’s competitiveness.” It would be very interesting if German companies were actually the ones pushing for Hungary’s “sovereigntist” government to punish its own population.