Farmers' President - Only 80 Percent of the Minimum Wage for Seasonal Workers

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Farmers' President Rukwied calls for a lower minimum wage for seasonal workers. According to the Federal Ministry of Labour, this would be an "inadmissible discrimination".

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Farmers' President Rukwied proposes to exclude seasonal workers from the statutory minimum wage.

mdr.de

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The Farmers' Association demands that seasonal workers should receive less than the statutory minimum wage to relieve the burden on farms. Critics warn against discrimination and legal problems.

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The minimum wage is to be increased. That is certain, but the farmer president wants to reduce the salary for seasonal workers to 80 percent.

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Without the workers from Romania, the asparagus harvest would not be able to be created. Nevertheless, a lower payment would be available for them.

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The Farmers' Association wants the amount harvest workers earn to depend on their nationality. The federal government is divided, and unions are outraged. More than 150,000 Hamburg workers would benefit if the minimum wage were raised to €15 gross. The German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) drew attention to this on Monday. According to the Statistics Office North, 13 percent of local employees worked in the low-wage sector in April 2024, earnin…