Germany: IAB institute says labor market is increasingly segmented

Boom in precarious employment.  Born from the necessary flexibilization of the employment market or dangerous precariousness for others, the labor market changes since the fall of the Berlin wall are unquestionable.  This, according to the IAB, the number of part-time workers nearly doubled in 15 years.  The number of people with “mini-jobs” paid €400 a month went from 1.5M in 1999 to 4.8M today.  Since its liberalization within the framework of labor market reforms, the temporary sector has also experienced an unprecedented development.  In Germany, there are almost one million temporary workers today, as opposed to 140,000 in 1994.  The number of fixed-term contracts also substantially increased, notably for first jobs.  “Ten years ago, less than one in three people were hired with a fixed-term contract.  Now, it’s one in two” said Joachim Möller, IAB director.
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-time workers nearly doubled in 15 years. The number of people with “mini-jobs” paid €400 a month went from 1.5M in 1999 to 4.8M today. Since its liberalization within the framework of labor market reforms, the temporary sector has also experienced an unprecedented development. In Germany, there are almost one million temporary workers today, as opposed to 140,000 in 1994. The number of fixed-term contracts also substantially increased, notably for first jobs. “Ten years ago, less than one

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