A merit of less than 2000 euros gross for approximately 3.38 million full-time employees in Germany, the reality is. Cleaning workers and Employees in Hotels and restaurants earn the least.
Approximately 3.38 million full-time workers in Germany in the month of last less than 2000 euros gross earned. According to the most recent official data from the end of 2017, the were 16 percent, and shows a reply of the Federal Ministry for labour and social Affairs, on a request of the Left. The deputies Sabine Zimmermann had on the occasion of the day of work on 1. May asked for it. The paper of the German press Agency.
Large regional differences
regionally, there are large differences. While in Western Germany, 13.5 percent of full-time employees (2.32 million) earned less than 2000 Euro gross, there were in East Germany, 27.5 per cent (1.06 million) – almost every Fourth. The highest shares had Vorpommern, with 32.6 percent of Mecklenburg and with 30.2 percent in Thuringia. The lowest proportions were 11.4 percent in Baden-Württemberg, with 11.5 per cent in Hamburg.
Too many low-wage fobbed off, writes the Left-politician, the carpenter would be Busy.
“far too many low-wage Workers fed,” said Zimmermann. So Inflation and in many places, exploding not more was available for Rent that come with 2000 Euro gross. “It is a scandal that, in particular, the East is still suspended so clearly,” the labor market expert of your group. Of the Federal government, Zimmermann called for, among other things, an increase in the minimum wage of 9,19 euros to 12 euros and the abolition of temporary work.
cleaning forces as a tail light
Also, the industry differences are large. This shows another one of the dpa present in the answer given by the Ministry of social Affairs, regardless of on a small the request of the AfD’s Deputy René Springer: major occupational groups were the main employees in the cleaning occupations, with an average gross income of 1861 euros at the end of 2017, the final light – followed by the workers in tourism, Hotels and restaurants with the 1961 Euro.
It is the Land, animal, and forestry occupations 2154 Euro for workers in the resources, the food production and processing, with 2165 Euro, the non-medical health care professions with 2353 Euro and the professions in the sale 2411 Euro consequences.
Slight decrease compared to the year-on-year
The Numbers are slightly decreased. A year ago, a request from Zimmermann had shown that about 3.7 million Workers earned less than 2000 euros gross per month. This corresponded to nearly 18 percent of all social security contributions full-time employees.
In the five new länder the proportion was consistently at more than 30 percent. In the West, nearly 15 percent were affected. This information is based on data from the year 2016.
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