The council was established by a 2001 decision of the German Cabinet.
The federal government has to publish its comments and conclusions within eight weeks of the publication of the annual report.
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The Council has five members which are nominated by the federal government and appointed by the president of Germany.
It did not belong to the German Confederation of Trade Unions and was a leading independent political organisation which influenced the Bundestag and the Cabinet of Germany in the interests of its members.
The Bundeskanzler (federal chancellor) heads the Bundesregierung (federal government) and thus the executive branch of the federal government.
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