As President of the Chamber of Employees, Nora Back represents 570,000 employees and pensioners in Luxembourg and demands "a general reduction in working time without loss of pay."
Back spoke to our colleagues from RTL 5 Minutes and listed the priorities and reforms needed in light of the super election year 2023.
"I think that as we go into 2023 - and we all agree on this – there are a lot of uncertainties," Back said, pointing out that "we don't have a recession, companies are still making profits, but employees and pensioners are suffering." According to her, they are facing a huge loss of power, as inequality and the risk of poverty are soaring in Luxembourg. For this reason, Back has called on the government take action to address these inequities.
Back thinks that the tripartite in September was important because it made it possible to find a consensus on the energy price cap and to act on inflation. However, she stressed that "these measures are not enough in the current context," arguing that "we must continue to act politically to boost people's purchasing power." Specifically, Back believes that the government needs to act on family benefits, wages, working conditions, and labour agreements, among other things.
The President of the Chamber of Employees pointed out that on the European Commission's social scoreboard, "the rich country of Luxembourg" is among the worst in the European Union in the category of child poverty and social exclusion.
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