Gesamtmetall

Gesamtmetall is the Federation of German Employers‘Associations in the Metal and Electrical Engineering Industries (M+E). Founded in 1890, the association has 22 member organisations representing more than 7,100 companies with 2.4 million employees. The aim of Gesamtmetall is to improve labour relations and working conditions for the entire industry and is its recognised socio-political spokesperson at national and European level. With almost 26,000 companies and a total of around 3.9 million employees, the metal and electrical industry is at the heart of the German economy and contributes to two thirds of industrial value creation with an annual turnover of 1,365 billion euros. The M+E industry is characterised by medium-sized companies and its largest sectors are mechanical engineering, the automotive industry, metal processing, electrical engineering and precision mechanics/optics/watches.