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Industrial Social Work in
Germany, Europe
Presented to :- Alpa ma’am

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Overview
 What is industrial social work?
 Industrial social work in Germany
 BMW CSR programmes and initiatives
in Germany
 Comparing Indian and German
industrial social work
 Conclusion

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What is Industrial Social Work?
 Industrial social work can be broadly defined as a specialized field
of social work practice, which addresses the human and social
needs of the work community through a variety of interventions,
which aim to foster optimal adaptation between individual and their
environments.(NASW 1987)
 According to the Dortmund report, social work in industry has
a threefold aim, namely:
a)
To help any individual or group to adapt to the work situation and to
meet the work requirements; it may here be pointed out
that the problems arising for these individuals or groups may :
1)be caused by, or occur in the work environment;
2)have unfavourable effects on the work situation, although
not
arising there from.
b) To stimulate management to adapt the work situation to the social
needs
of the employees
c) To assist the work “community’’ as a whole to function in a better
way.

4.
Sectors for Industrial Social Work
Sectors for
industrial
social work
Educatio
n
Women
Empowerment
Health
Protection of
Environment
Facilities
improveme
nt
Entrepreneu
rship Skills
Conservation of
Natural
Resources
Animal
Welfare
Economi
c
Support

5.
Industrial Social Work in
Germany
1) The societal and historical content of occupational social
work in Germany;
 Condition of workers and industrialisation:
a) Living condition of worker in Germany worsen considerably towards the
end of the 19th century on account of increasing industrialisation the
reasons for this were a crises-prone economy, the employment of
women and children, low wages and long working hours.
Increase in industrialization lead to:
- increase in rural to urban migration
- family changed from productive unit to consumer society
- low wages meant poor living conditions
- social security of children and old became a burden
- daily risks were involved like accidents, diseases, disability,
unemployment etc.

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 Introduction of schemes due to German
trade union movement:
a) The health insurance scheme 1883
b)The accident insurance 1884
c)The old age pension insurance 1889
d)The unemployment insurance 1911

7.
Timeline of emergence of occupational social work
in industries

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2) The social welfare and health care structure
 Beneficiaries of healthcare system:
a)The government of Germany essentially guarantee the well-being
of every citizen through a plan of basic state assistance. This takes
shape in the form of money or material assistance in an amount
that enables the citizen to participate in social and cultural activities.
* eligible
* contributors
 Streams of medical and rehabilitative care:
a)Basic governmental assistance for all citizens
b)A statutory health insurance for employees
c)Private insurance for self-employed and higher income groups.

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3)Roles and duties of occupational social
workers
- Objective
- Services
- Available
- Roles:
* employee counselling
* information, instruction, training
* organisation related measures
* marketing
4)Programs in occupational social work

10.
BMW is a German multinational automotive
manufacturing company. The company was
founded in 1916. BMW was the world's
twelfth largest producer of motor vehicles,
with 2,279,503 vehicles produced.

11.
BMW CSR Programs and
Initiatives
1) Supporting local communities:
 Care 4 Water initiative carried out in
collaboration with the non-profit organisation to
enable communities to secure their own access
to clean water.

12.
 Since 2016, BMW Financial Services and
Waves for Water have brought water filters
to rural areas. This simple and inexpensive
solution helps improve water quality and
ensures people have access to clean water.
A large number of employees are involved
in the project and have already been able to
provide 320 families with a filter system for
clean water.

13.
Contd.
 "Educate a child, Build a nation“ project;
is a new and unique initiative being
implemented in the Germany, which
teaches children between the ages of
seven and 13 basic PC skills and
familiarises them with technology.
 The interactive programme combines
education with an understanding of
business and is designed to boost
economic performance of the country.

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2) Labour and human rights:
 The company has announced the gradual
integration of human rights requirements into
global Compliance Management System
 Livelihood for Youth; The Livelihood for Youth
initiative currently supports around 400 young
people. The programme teaches them basic
computer skills, as well as English, and helps
them realise their job potential. Participants are
also assigned a mentor who helps them find
ways they can earn a secure living.

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3) BMW social and recreational centre:
 The centre next to the BMW plant in Araquari supports
children from their first year of primary school to the third
year of high school, as well as their classes at state
schools. Around 90 children are taught in a morning and
an afternoon group. Between breakfast, lunch and dinner,
children up to 9 years of age receive reading and writing
tutoring and children from 9 years of age receive maths
tutoring. The second part of the stay on the 1,220 square
metre site also includes sports, culture and art.

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5)BMW joy home
Around 50,000 children from rural areas benefit from
BMW Joy Home. The project is geared towards
children whose parents live in remote regions
where they are cannot go with them. BMW Joy Home
provides a safe haven with an extensive school
education.6) Work here:
 This work-experience programme, organised in
conjunction with the Federal Employment Agency
and Jobcenter, helps qualified refugees with social
and professional integration. The nine-week
programme provides an insight into work processes
in different departments, including development,
sales and marketing, production and IT. It is
supplemented by a daily language class and a
specially-developed training programme to teach
intercultural and social skills.

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Comparison
India Germany
It focuses on:
 Education including vocational
training: financial asst. to
aanganvadi
 Health care: project heart
 Entrepreneurship (self help and
livelihood generation)
 Environmental protection
 Protection of heritage site
 Water management: project
sarswati
 Initiatives for physically and
mentally challenged
 Women’s empowerment, girl
child development, gender
sensitive
It focuses on:
 Management of environmental
impacts and natural resource:
reducing pollution
 Local communities: by integration
with local setting
 Providing jobs
 Health care and stability
 Benefits to local physical
environment
 Human rights
 Global environmental concerns

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Conclusion
 Industrial social work helps to create positive
impact in the community, it helps in overall
development of country through boosting its
economy and social condition. It also supports
public value outcomes by focussing on how their
services that can make a difference in the
community, it also encourages both global and
personal development through contributing in csr.
It helps in creating relation between organisation,
stakeholders and community. it also contribute in
innovation and problem solving through bridging
the gap. It helps in making long tem plan and to
reach their local area where other organisation
can not reach. It ensures sustainable growth and
attainment of goals

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bibliography
 Book: global perspectives of
occupational social work; By R. Paul
Maiden
 www.bwm-brilliance.cn
 Csr made in Germany; By Federal
Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
(Pdf)
 Corporate Social Responsibility: a
german perspective; By Ramon
Mullerat (Pdf)

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Made by
 Disha Chandani
 Priyanka Gupta
 Rachna Sharma

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