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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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