Workers at the West German textile and clothing industry will get 4.9 per cent in wages and salaries and a one-off payment of €340 over the next two years. This is what employers and IG Metall have agreed after a 14-hour negotiation. The company is planning security in a highly unstable economic situation. This difficult situation has determined the negotiations until the last minute.”

Under the agreement, workers will first get a one-time payment of €340. From August 1, 2019, the wages and salaries increase by 2.6 per cent; from September 1, 2020 by 2.3 per cent. There will also be improvements in semi-retirement; the trainees' and the holiday pay. The conclusion has a term of 24 months.