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EmployeesoftheVoluntary WelfareAssociations: 1,41 Mio.
Youth Support
19% (275.060)
Family Support
5% (67.057)
1 % (16.072)
Health Support
26% (368.367)
4. Support for Elderly
26% (367.303)
5. Support for Disabled
17% (242.830)
4% (52.209)
⅛ Support for Persons in
special social Need
2% (26.039)
8. Training for Social and
Nursing Professions
Gesanntstatistik 2004 der BundesarbeitsgeiTieinschaft der Freien Wcihlfahrtspflege e.V. (bagfw)
The comparison of the number of employees of the central voluntary welfare associa-
tions with the number of employees of other economic groups shows the relevance of
this service sector:
• Deutsche Post: 456.71641
• Siemens: 428.000 42
• Daimler: 273.21643
• German Caritas Association: 520.186
• Welfare Service of the Protestant Church in Germany: 452.200
• Workers' Welfare Service : 146.000
• Association of Non-affiliated Charities: 169.900
• German Red Cross: 116.211.
In addition to the employees of the voluntary welfare associations there are
• 2.5 to 3 million volunteers committed in different areas of activity,44
• 70.764 places provided for community services as alternative to military service
for young men (1.5.09)45 and
41 Average 2008. http://investors.dp-dhl.de/de/investoren/der_konzern/aktuelle_konzernzahlen/index.
html (last direct access: July 9 2009).
42 30.9.2008, https://www.siemens.de/ueberuns/daten/zahlen/Seiten/home.aspx (last direct access: July 9
2009).
43 31.12.2008, http://www.daimler.com/dccom/0-5-7155-49-12898-1-0-0-0-0-0-36-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0.html,
(last direct access: July 9 2009).
44 BAGFW 2003: 17.
45 Bundesamt für den Zivildienst 2009: 2; BAGFW 202: 79-81.