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10 March, 2008
The ICEM mourns the death of German trade unionist Egon Schäfer, a former auditor of the ICEM who served with distinction on behalf of his trade union, IGBCE. He died on 14 February 2008 after a long illness. He was 69.
He began his trade union service in 1962 for IGBCE’s predecessor, IG Chemie, Papier, Keramik, in the union’s Kassel office. He worked as head of collective bargaining and social issues for IG Chemie’s white-collar membership, and was elected a regional chairman in 1973.
Egon Schäfer
He was elected to the union’s central executive committee in1978 and rose to Deputy Chairman of the union, after which he took the major role on social policy matters. He also served on the supervisory board of German chemicals company Hoechst AG. He retired from union service in 1997. ICEM General Secretary said he had “long and dedicated service” in his voluntary role as ICEF and ICEM auditor.
IGBCE President Hubertus Schmoldt called Egon Schäfer an “outstanding social representative and a good friend,” and said he was an ideological thinker who stood strongly behind his beliefs.