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Ig Bau Calls for Fair Conditions for Harvest Workers
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They provide fresh fruit and vegetables: harvest helpers who also work in Leipzig and the region. They have earned fair wages and decent accommodation. This is demanded by the industrial trade union Bauen-Agrar-Umwelt (IG BAU). IG BAU Nord-West-Sachsen appeals to the fruit and vegetable farmers in the region to ensure good working conditions for seasonal workers. "From asparagus to [...] The contribution Minimum wage also in the field: IG BAU pr…
"The fruit and vegetable harvest is hard work – bent down, on your knees, often in the rain or in the scorching sun..."...
IG BAU calls on farmers in the region to treat seasonal workers fairly – with reasonable wages and decent accommodation. Many harvest workers from Eastern Europe or Central Asia paid high rents and further deductions despite legal minimum wage of 12.82 euros – often there is little left, says a press release of IG Bau. The union warns: wage dumping is illegal and sharpens the shortage of skilled workers. Positively, there are tax reliefs for far…
TRIER. They provide fresh fruit and vegetables: harvest workers in Trier and the region have earned fair wages and decent accommodation. This is demanded by the industrial trade union Bauen-Agrar-Umwelt (IG BAU). IG BAU Saar-Trier appeals to the fruit and vegetable farmers in the region to ensure good working conditions for seasonal workers. "From asparagus to strawberries and cucumbers to [...]
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