Thuringia leads in 2019, the world children's day as a legal holiday. 20. September, many get a day off. You should know about the day.
Munich - Berlin honors since 2019, the women with a new holiday, Thuringia, now - with the children. The world children's day on 20. September 2019 committed for the first time as a legal public holiday.
The state Parliament in Thuringia decided on 28. February with the votes of the red-red-green government parties, that the new holiday is introduced. The Opposition, in the form of the CDU and the AfD voted against the bill. In addition to the new statutory holiday, more money should be invested in the support of children and young people in Thuringia. The school is promoted in social work is financially stronger, also we want to give children and young people more rights of co-determination in the communities.
New holiday for Thuringia: world children's day on 20. September
in the opinion of the Left, the SPD and the Greens have earned the people in Thuringia, the additional holiday. About eleven million unpaid Overtime hours would make workers in the state annually, the economic failure due to an extra public holiday you would be able to manage. "We can afford this holiday," says Steffen Dittes, Deputy country Chairman of The Left. And Thuringia's Minister of the interior, Georg Maier (SPD) declared: "We are also here to do the people Good."
The charge of the Opposition, the new holiday was a "choice gift" before the state election in Thuringia on 27. October, back to the SPD-deputies, Birgit Pelke.
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world children's day is from 2019, in Thuringia, legal holiday
reason for the new holiday on the 20. September in Thuringia The free state is to be child - and family-friendly. "What children need is time with family and friends. There is hardly a better reason to celebrate and to reflect, than to devote all children and their families, through the introduction of a statutory holiday on the everyday in addition to special attention“, this is an extract from a joint Declaration by the Chairman of the three-red-red-green parties. The family is the focus, with the extra day to allow children and their working parents more time spent together.
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Not only in Thuringia: children's day is celebrated around the world
International children's day is recognized in over 145 countries around the world. He should make to the special needs of children and the protection of their rights. Traditionally, political actions and demonstrations are held on this day.
the idea for The world children's day goes back quite a few years: The United Nations declared to be the date on which the UN General Assembly, the rights of the child conventions adopted in 1989, the International day of children's rights. At the time, it was the 20. November.
the World was set for the children's day was never a concrete date. Thus, the United States, China and many Eastern European countries commit, for example, the International day of the child on the 1. June, Germany and Austria to commemorate the protection and the Rights of the child on 20. September. Again, other States are based on the adoption of the rights of the child conventions and celebrate the world children's day on 20. November.
world children's day: a criticism of the new holiday in Thuringia
everyone is already excited about the new holiday. Also, if the world children's day on 20. September children and their rights comes into focus, fears enormous economic losses. The chamber of Commerce and industry in Erfurt from MDR Thuringia, according to a loss of production of around 70 million euros in their own land.
Also on the part of the Opposition, there is a barrage of criticism. Even now, there is a lack of Thuringia of skilled workers, so the argument of the CDU-faction, another holiday create pressure and Stress for the company. The AfD keeps the children holiday to be superfluous, the Overtime Problem could not solve.
New holiday: Who is free on children's day?
Thuringia leads the 20. September 2019 as a statutory holiday. That means that on this day, children and young people at school have them, and workers can look forward to a free day. Critics complain Of the around 82 million Germans, only two million Thuringian would benefit from new holiday. And only if you do not live in Thuringia, but also to work there. After all, who commutes to the Job in a neighbouring state, is also empty. Another point of criticism: In the case of nationwide companies led regional holidays regularly to debates, who is at a disadvantage.
For all workers in Thuringia is now all the more interesting, with what bridge days 2020 the master holiday there is.
How many holidays Thuringia?
After the introduction of the new holiday, the Thuringian can look forward to from now on, on this, a total of eleven holidays:
new year good Friday Easter Monday labour day ascension day whit Monday children's day day of German unity reformation day 1. Christmas holiday 2. Christmas dayWith its eleven public holidays, the inhabitants of Thuringia are ahead of the Berliners, despite the newly introduced International women's day, a free day. Only Bayern remains in terms of holidays is unmatched: All the 13 public holidays in Germany's largest Federal state with the only in the city of Augsburg committed High peace festival, there are even 14.
Date Of Update: 19 September 2019, 12:00
