Concernant la Loi du 10 août 2009 qui banalise et étend le travail dominical, le Conseil National souligne l’importance des observations faites par l’OIT au gouvernement français à la suite de l’intervention de la Confédération Force Ouvrière.
The German alliance for a Free Sunday (which includes the ver.di trade union and the Catholic Employees Movement, KAB) has sued the city of Frankfurt, which had approved three Sunday sales. The courts confirmed the view of those in favour of a work-free Sunday and the sales were forbidden.
A judgement by the Bavarian Administrative Court declared that shops in the central area of Munich may not open on Sunday during the festival celebrating the foundation of the city.