Green youth in Leipzig: Minimum wage for young people must come now!

Green youth in Leipzig: Minimum wage for young people must come now!

Leipzig, Deutschland - The Green Youth sent a clear message during its federal congress in Leipzig: a statutory minimum wage for young people is needed! With a broad majority, the group voted to abolish § 22 of the Minimum Wage Act, which currently denies the right to the minimum wage under 18-year-olds without completed vocational training. This regulation also enables interns that are exploited as "cheap workers" in compulsory internships or short -term internships.

The minimum wage in Germany is currently 12.41 euros gross per hour. The green youth is convinced that the current regulation discriminates against young people and demands fair treatment for all young employees. It remains to be seen how politics will react to this pressing advance. Details on this important debate provides www.radioeuskirchen.de .