Editing Volkswagen Group (section)

=== Co-management ===
{{Main|Volkswagen worker organizations}}
With 295,178 employees in Germany and 682,724 globally,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ruddick|first=Graham|date=2016-11-18|title=Volkswagen to axe 30,000 jobs worldwide|url=http://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/nov/18/volkswagen-axe-30000-jobs-worldwide-diesel-emissions-scandal|access-date=2021-12-06|website=[[The Guardian]]|language=en}}</ref> it is one of the most well [[Labour movement|organized labour]] represented companies in the world. The role that [[Works council|Works Councils]] and the trade union [[IG Metall]] play is unique even within Germany. VW workers have some of the strongest [[collective agreements]]. With the exception of the United States, all of its major locations are represented in the Global Works Council and local [[trade union]] bodies. VW has a strong tradition and practice of [[Social Partnership|social partnership]] and [[Codetermination in Germany|co-determination]] rights globally.<ref name="Whittall-2016">{{Cite web|last1=Whittall|first1=M.|last2=Lucio|first2=M. M.|last3=Mustchin|first3=S.|last4=Telljohann|first4=V.|last5=Sánchez|first5=F. R.|title=Workplace trade union engagement with European Works Councils and transnational agreements: the case of Volkswagen Europe|url=https://core.ac.uk/display/188183754}}</ref>

In September 2024, in response to the threat of mass layoffs at Volkswagen, German Economy Minister [[Robert Habeck]] said that the government would consider how it could help Volkswagen.<ref>{{cite news |title=Driving on empty: The German government has few options to help an ailing car industry |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-volkswagen-robert-habeck-electric-vehicle-bmw-plant/ |work=Politico |date=23 September 2023}}</ref> In December 2024, tens of thousands of VW workers in Germany went on [[Strike action|strike]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Volkswagen strike: 'Still a long way from a viable solution' |url=https://www.euronews.com/business/2024/12/10/volkswagen-strike-still-a-long-way-from-a-viable-solution |work=Euronews |date=10 December 2024}}</ref>