for months, german society has been debating the new citizen’s income. in december, i took a look behind the doors of the job centre in duesseldorf for focus magazine. published in issue 52/1. 

office and dignity
citizen’s income, shortage of qualified employees, immigration - debates on labor market policy divide society. but what are the job advisers in the office missing? and the unemployed in the country?

text: lara wernig 

photo editor: kathrin bruch