13 June 2019

Politico: Merkel calls for ‘comparable minimum wage’ across EU

Merkel said that while Germany and other EU members already have a national minimum wage, it was necessary to look into "how we can have comparable minimum wages," taking into consideration the standard of living in different places. She added that the EU should "at least" work to ensure the same working conditions across the bloc. [...]

In Germany, only one-third of women have been appointed to large companies' supervisory boards, Merkel said, but only "after we passed a law because for decades, all self-regulation had failed to bear fruit."

"Even today, it is still the case that in the largest industrial companies, there is no woman running such a company," Merkel said, referring to Germany. "That cannot and must not remain so."

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