SOCIAL AFFAIRS / Employment

European Committee of Social Rights criticises reduction in minimum wage for under-25s in Greece

Brussels, 07/07/2017 (Agence Europe)

In a decision published on Wednesday 5 July, the European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR), the Council of Europe body in charge of ensuring respect for the 1961 European Social Charter, sharply criticised the reduction in the minimum wage for workers aged under-25 in Greece. It argues that this is “excessive” and constitutes “age based discrimination” in violation of the European Social Charter.

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