Netherlands: wages falling and inequalities rising

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Two profound analyses of wages and income in the Netherlands sketch out an alarming picture of the impact of the crisis.  Wages decreased by 6% in 2013 compared to 2012 (the IT and financial sectors even exceeding that average) and the Netherlands - an example of virtue in terms of social cohesion - are experiencing a structural increase in inequality.
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The annual Loonwijzer/Monsterboard Wage Index describes some of the key characteristics of the workforce in 10 selected sectors of the Dutch labour market. The latest report (based on a survey among 185,000 respondents) describes that wages decreased by 6% in 2013 compared to 2012.

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