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There are a few things mentioned in [0] and [1], unfortunately in german:

- The contracts are based on Irish law and contain rules that violate German employment laws.

- They have to pay for water on the flight, in addition to lots of other things (e.g. health checks, mandatory simulator hours). These costs can sometimes be deducted, but they argue the airline should pay for it in the first place.

- When they are sick, they have to come to the office/airport and state their symptoms in writing.

- Lots of Pilots are hired as contractors, not as full time employees. That would also violate German employment laws.

[0] https://www.zeit.de/wirtschaft/2018-07/streik-flugbegleiter-...

[1] https://www.zeit.de/wirtschaft/2018-01/pilotenstreik-ryanair...