Unions reject minister's minimum wage proposal

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The DGB union confederation has attacked proposals from government minister Franz Müntefering that would make it illegal to pay workers more than 20%-30% below the relevant collectively agreed or average level of pay in the region. Information from the pay database of the WSI, the DGB's research body, reveals that setting such a low standard would mean minimum pay rates of as little as €2.14 for hairdressers in Saxony and €3.60 for security guards in Berlin. The DGB reaffirms its demand for a legal minimum wage of €7.50 an hour.
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