“Tough but fair” / ARD: Plasberg bursts collar – “doesn’t want you to be bad”

• It also went on Monday evening “Hard but fair” (ARD) again about that Corona virus and its consequences.
• After Several Corona outbreaks in German Slaughterhouses discussed Frank Plasberg with his guests about the hygiene conditions in these facilities.
• Among others were guests Federal Minister of Labor Hubertus Heil and Greens party chairman Robert Habeck.

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Update from June 9, 11.30 a.m .: Discussed on Monday evening Frank Plasberg at “hard but fair” with his guests about the abuses in German slaughterhouses, especially in the current one Corona crisis have come to the fore and the public.

“When, if not now, should you actually take fundamental consequences?” Asked Federal Minister of Labor Hubertus Heil on Monday evening. It is about occupational safety, health protection, “decent wages” and working conditions. “And there we have a problem in Germany – and you can’t just close your eyes before that,” says Heil.

The predicament made clear with “hard but fair” reporters Manfred Goetkewho is aware of the circumstances in the Corona slaughterhouse Coesfeld researched and spoke to Romanian workers there. “They weren’t even given food,” he said. “If you have money, you get food. If you have no money, nothing will be brought to you. ”

The workers would receive 1100-1200 euros gross for 60 to 70 hours a week. However, deductions would still be made from this for her bed, trips and work clothes.

“Hard but fair”: Hubertus Heil with a strong demand – “must get to the root of the problem”

Federal Minister of Labor Hubertus Heil then announced that more stringent controls were needed. That this has not been possible up to now is due to the nested construction by subcontractors.

“We will now carry out massive checks with customs and with the occupational safety authorities to ensure that the existing rules are observed. But we have to get to the root of the problem, ”he announced and continued,“ and this is the construction that someone always earns. The fact is that with these sub-sub-contractors someone is always holding hands and enriching themselves with the exploitation of people. ”

Meanwhile, it became known that an ARD legend suffers from a bad illness: Fritz Pleitgen has pancreatic cancer and has already had an operation.

“Hard but fair”: Plasberg bursts the collar – he becomes personal: “doesn’t want you to be bad”

Update, 10:20 p.m .: Knows the German television viewer Frank Plasberg But above all as a moderator, who knows how to keep his conversation guests in check and who is often hard – but also fair – by mouth, that’s what you got on Monday evening “hard but fair” a completely different one Frank Plasberg to see.

In the first 20 minutes it looked as if the other panelists had shot at Heiner Manten, who was representative of the Meat industry was invited. The reporter Manfred Götzke from Deutschlandfunk also confronted Manten with his reports about the bad conditions under which guest workers are housed in the meat industry.

“Hard but fair”: Frank Plasberg with an emotional address – “Talk for yourself and your family”

Manten responded to the reporter’s allegations with several counter questions, which was reason enough for Plasberg to intervene. The moderator came very close to his guest and talked into his conscience. “Mr. Manten now among us. I appreciate them very much, they are from the Lower Rhine like my wife. I don’t want this to be a tribunal. They speak for the meat industry and if you have one Talk show , it often happens that you get a PR agency to be coached by, ”according to Plasberg’s analysis.

Then the Moderator personally: “Forget everything your colleagues have told you about, but speak for yourself, as an honest German entrepreneur, then you drive well. I don’t want you to feel bad. I know you are a fine guy. If you speak for yourself and your family, you will speak well. ”

“Hard but fair”: Plasberg even forgets distance rules when addressing emotionally – “It was a heart need for me”

Emotional and honest words from Plasbergthat the Moderator were apparently so important that he completely Distance rules had forgotten that because of the Corona crisis also in ARD studio be valid. “I just got too close to you, but it was a need of my heart,” apologized Plasberg and took a big step back. “Excuse me. In Corona times you have to go away. ”Heiner Manten, who seemed visibly relieved after the speech by Plasberg, replied with a smile on his lips:“ I hope you are not infected ”and then answered the question asked at the beginning.

“Hard but fair”: slaughterhouses as sources of infection in the corona crisis – Robert Habeck as a guest

Original message from June 8th:

Berlin – Even on Monday evening there was a moderator Frank Plasberg another illustrious round on his show “hard but fair“Invited to discuss the dominant topic of the past few months. Even if the Infection numbers have been declining in Germany in the past few weeks, is the Corona crisis according to the experts, it is far from over. The danger of a second wave of infections, which could hit Germany, prevents a collective sigh of relief.

“Hard but fair” (ARD): slaughterhouses in times of Corona – the hygiene measures are sufficient

However, the trend of the past few weeks also shows that the New infections with the novel Coronavirus Sars-CoV-2 occur more and more frequently within church congregations or companies. Repeated infections of slaughterhouse employees in Germany in particular have a social debate about the Hygiene conditions fired up in these facilities. This debate brings Frank Plasberg in today’s edition of “hard but fair” also in that ARD-Studio. Under the lurid title “Corona in the slaughterhouse: Are we humans and animals sausage?”, The moderator discusses the grievances with the guests Meat industry *by the Corona virus were once again more clearly disclosed, and on the options available to legislators and consumers.

“Hard but fair” (ARD): These guests discuss with moderator Frank Plasberg

For this certainly controversial topic Frank Plasberg invited a wide group of guests. Visited tonight “hard but fair” are: