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On the 16th of october twelve employees of a Dresden temporary work company and thirteen employees of a temporary work company from Leipzig set tables for 1500 participants of a seminar followed by a banquet of the society for Galvano and surface technology during a total of twelve hours.
Leipzig fair halls served as a venue. Depending which company they belonged to, the temporary workers earned a wage of 8.50€ or 8.84€ per hour.

The workers didn’t have any information about the job until they got to the venue. A large part of the temporary workers described their task as „mechanical“.

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is 24 years old and was born in Essen. Her mother also comes from Essen, her father is from Salzburg. Currently she studying German studies in the fourth semester and shares a flat with two fellow students. She is supported by her parents with 487€ per month, from which she pays rent, food and public transport.

Since she cannot claim Bafög, she is dependent on additional income to cover further expenses and to finance a study stay in an English-speaking country. She has been working with the temporary work company since three months. She works a total of nine and a half hours a week.

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comes from the surroundings of Dresden. With 29 she gave birth to her first child. She lives with her family in a rented flat. After she worked as an office administrator for 24 years, the company terminated her contract for reasons of business conditions.

Because she already counted as “elder employee”, she couldn’t find another employment matching her qualification. Since then she has been working full time for two temporary work companies. Her weekly contractually agreed working time shall be thirty-five hours. In addition to her salary, she receives state support.