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Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Sozialpartner (in this context)

English translation:

employer and employee federations

Added to glossary by William Stein
Dec 13, 2003 15:20
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German term

Sozialpartner (in this context)

German to English Bus/Financial environmental policy
I think this probably means soemthing like "allies in the business world" or "industrial partners" but I'm not sure, and I'm looking for a more concise translation (I won't accept "social partners" without a good argument in favor):

Das Lebensministerium stellte dabei einen Entwurf für ein Aktionsprogramm zur Diskussion, der gemeinsam mit dem Umweltminister, Ländern, Gemeinden, Sozialpartnern, NGO’s, Interessensgruppen, Experten und der österreichischen Bevölkerung diskutiert wurde.

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employer and employee federations

bearing in mind that discussions don't take place with individual employers/employees but with the organisations into which they are grouped.
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agree Lori Dendy-Molz : Good point.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks. Angie, I don't think general readers would interpret "social partners" in this way (at I least I wouldn't)"
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Sozialpartner Plural employers and employees, the two sides of industry

Langenscheidt
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agree Edward Guyver : It also fits the context of the sentence.
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agree Nancy Arrowsmith : but in Austria, you can never forget the Gewerkschaften!
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managment and labor

is what Dietl/Lorenz proffers in this regard
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social partners

I don't think you are going to get across the meaning of "Sozialpartner" in an Austrian context if you move too far away from the term (although Armorel's suggestion comes nearest IMHO). Even the ILO and UNIDO refer to these establishments as "social partners" when referring to the Austrian set-up.

"Das in Österreich bestehende informelle System der "Sozialpartnerschaft" bezeichnet die freiwillige Zusammenarbeit zwischen den Interessenvertretungen der ArbeitgeberInnen - der Wirtschaftskammer Österreichs und der Industriellenvereinigung - und den Interessenvertretungen der ArbeitnehmerInnen - der Bundesarbeitskammer und dem Österreichischen Gewerkschaftsbund."
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