Fair Minimum Wages: Action for Decent Living Conditions in the EU

Note*The highest minimum wages are found in Luxembourg, Ireland and Germany; the lowest in Bulgaria, Latvia and Estonia. In the EU, 21 out of 27 countries have a statutory minimum wage, while in the other six (Austria, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, Italy and Sweden) wage levels are determined through collective pay bargaining.

What does the new EU legislation on minimum wages entail?

Will all EU countries have the same minimum wage?

Why is a law on a minimum wage needed at EU level?

Minimum wages in the EU now.

Differences in the cost of living.

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