The View From The Boardroom

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On yesterday's episode we weighed the pros and cons of a policy known as co-determination. Already required by law in parts of Europe, co-determination would allow workers at the biggest companies to elect representatives to the board of directors. That would give workers a say in things like mergers, changes in corporate strategy, and the hiring or firing of a C.E.O.

But what does this system look like in practice? Today on The Indicator, we talk to a worker representative who sits on the board of German manufacturer Siemens about what it's like to have a seat at the table when big decisions get made.

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