Minimum wage violations cost Germany ?64 billion, union group says

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2026-08-10

Berlin (dpa) - Violations of Germany's minimum wage rules have caused an estimated ?64 billion ($74 billion) in economic losses since the statutory wage floor was introduced in 2015, according to the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB). Workers who were not paid the full minimum wage lost ?35 billion, while social security funds missed out on ?22 billion in contributions and the state lost ?7 billion in income tax revenue, according to a DGB a......

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