Annual Membership for Migrant Workers

Wanderarbeiter — (Fotos: Pixabay, Unsplash)

14.04.2015

Jahresmitgliedschaft für Wanderarbeitende

IG BAU is the German Trade Union responsible for all branches of the construction industry and agriculture. We have offices all over Germany. A trade union is an organization that has been formed by workers. In Germany, each trade union is responsible for different branches. Together, we negotiate collective bargaining agreements which are applicable to individual companies or entire branches. Conditions in collective bargaining agreements are always better than those that are legally guaranteed. In addition, we give workers support in case of problems relating to workers' rights and civil law. Trade unions finance themselves through membership fees. In this way they remain independent of political parties and employers. Membership is voluntary and employers are never informed.

Annual membership for migrant workers begins at the moment of the payment of the membership fee and ends automatically after twelve months unless it is renewed.

The annual membership fee is collected for 12 months in advance.

Membership fee
The annual membership fee amounts to the following:

In the construction industry from April 1, 2025 215,40 Euro
In the agricultural sector from January 1, 2025 186,00 Euro

Benefits

As member of IG BAU you get the following benefits:

Immediate protection of employment and social rights in Germany.
Advice and information.
Strike support.
Liability and damage compensation protection for damages e. g. to vehicles and equipment in the course of services from the collective agreement with GUV/Fakulta.
Information on important changes in the legal position or on labour disputes – in the native language if available.

...and much more.

Central telephone number for information in English: 0049 391 4085-105

Contact

Useful information in English

IGBAU-Wanderarbeiter-FlyerA5-April2025-web-ENG-.pdf (1,0 MB)

Leaflet about the annual membership for migrant workers.

Web app for migrant workers in agriculture (with information about Corona, health, emergency numbers).

Co-determination-at-workplace-level-in-Germany-Englisch-.pdf (99,0 KB)

Co-determination at workplace level in Germany.