Trustee of Labour


Trustees of Labour were government-appointed officials in Nazi Germany in charge of labour relations supervised by the Reich Ministry of Labour. Established by the Trustees of Labour law of 19 May 1933, the Trustees of Labour were responsible for the maintenance of industrial peace, i.e., defining minimum wages, resolving individual conflicts and overseeing the establishment of Councils of Trust in businesses and companies as mandated by the Labour organization law of 20 January 1934.