South Africa: Cosatu Welcomes Germany's National Minimum Wage

press release

The Congress of South African Trade Unions warmly welcomes the decision of the German parliament, on 3 July 2014, to adopt, for the first time, a nationwide minimum wage. When it has been phased in, between 1 January 2015 and 2017, the minimum wage of €8.50 an hour (R125) will eventually benefit more than 5-million workers in low-paid jobs.

The decision will powerfully strengthen COSATU's campaign for a national minimum wage in South Africa.

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