Brussels to push for EU-wide minimum wage

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Series Details 17.4.12
Publication Date 17/04/2012
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The European Commission adopted an employment package 'Towards a job-rich recovery' on the 18 April 2012. In an article previewing the Communication EurActiv reported that the European Commission would propose introducing a minimum salary in EU Member States, including in countries like Germany where it did not exist yet, and raise wages where they were considered too low.

The European Commission presented an employment package to identify opportunities that would help job creation (for example green jobs, white jobs, ICT sector) and set out how EU funds could be used to make long-term investments in human capital. The aim of the package was to lay the ground to move towards to a genuine European labour market where workers could move confidently between and within jobs across the EU and progress in their career. The package also aimed to reinforce employment policy's role in EU governance and to look at how to involve further the social partners in key steps of EU decision-making.

Source Link Link to Main Source http://www.euractiv.com/socialeurope/brussels-push-eu-wide-minimum-wa-news-512189
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Süddeutsche Zeitung, 16.4.12: Target: 17 million jobs (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief/1815331-target-17-million-jobs
EUObserver, 18.4.12: EU commission calls for 'appropriate' minimum wage http://euobserver.com/851/115930
European Commission; Press Release, IP/12/380: Commission presents new measures and identifies key opportunities for EU job-rich recovery http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/12/380&format=PDF&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en
European Commission: DG Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion: European Employment Strategy http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=101
Blog: Social Europe Journal, 9.10.12: Minimum Wages in Europe under Pressure http://www.social-europe.eu/2012/10/minimum-wages-in-europe-under-pressure/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+social-europe%2FwmyH+%28Social+Europe+Journal%29#
OECD / World Bank / ILO: Boosting jobs and living standards in G20 countries, June 2012 http://www.oecd.org/eco/productivityandlongtermgrowth/Boosting%20jobs%20and%20living%20standards%20in%20G20%20countries.pdf
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn1204012s/tn1204012s.htm http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn1204012s/tn1204012s.htm
United Explanations: Economy and Business Europe: Minimum wages in Europe (2012) http://unitedexplanations.org/english/2012/01/10/minimum-wages-in-europe-2012/

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