Meeting at its congress which began on 22nd May, the federation of German trade unions (DGB) highlighted the plans to reform the labour market, starting with a minimum wage.(Ref. 06526)
Mentioned by the chancellor Angela Merkel during her visit to the conference on Wednesday 23rd May, the subject was then voted on by the trade union general assembly. Following the recommendations from most of the trade unions, the representatives voted by a majority in favour of the introduction of a fixed minimum wage of 7.50 euros per hour. “Less than 7.50 euros would be meaningless, as we want to put an end to miserable wages,” pointed out the DGB president, Michael Sommer in his programme
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