News update as of April 12, 2019

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12 April 2019 à 15h13

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Publication: 12 April 2019 à 15h13, Updated on 15 April 2019 à 13h09

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On the menu: a rise in the number of unqualified workers and prospect of a minimum wage for apprentices in Germany, Amazon employees in call for the group to reduce its carbon footprint, a first attempt to regulate algorithms in the US, lawmakers in California push for greater diversity in insurance sector, tech sector employees raise awareness online of their working conditions

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12 April 2019 à 15h13

Updated on 15 April 2019 à 13h09

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Publication: 12 April 2019 à 15h13, Updated on 15 April 2019 à 13h09

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Germany / A rise in the number of unqualified workers and prospect of a minimum wage for apprentices. The 2019 annual report on apprenticeships and vocational training (Berufsbildungsbericht) shows that the proportion of people aged between 20 and 34 without a professional qualification is on the rise, increasing from 1.88 million in 2014 to 2.1 million in 2017, and from 13% to 14.2% of this age group. Among foreign people living in Germany, the proportion of the population that have no qualifi

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