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The issue of the introduction of universal minimum wage was revived after the Land of Thuringia, run by a conservative/social-democratic coalition, presented an initiative for a bill introducing universal minimum wage in Germany. After the Land of Saarland announced its support on Wednesday, September 12, there is now a majority in favor of the bill in the Bundesrat, the regional chamber, which will give an opinion on the subject on September 21. If the text is accepted, the Bundestag's MPs will have to take hold of the subject. The Thuringian bill was introduced at the same time as the federal statistics showing that one in five active people works for less than 10 euros an hour before tax. Finally, the political parties are fighting over a bill to create a "minimum old-age pension" scheme. (Ref. 120527)
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