EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Social

European Parliament calls for introduction of a legal minimum wage above poverty line in EU countries

Brussels, 10/02/2021 (Agence Europe)

In a report supported by Özlem Demirel (The Left, Germany) and adopted with a slim majority (365 votes in favour to 118 against, with 208 abstentions) in plenary session on Wednesday 10 February, the European Parliament called for a minimum wage for all workers, including non-standard workers.

MEPs particularly stressed that the legal minimum wage in each Member State must be set above the poverty line, at 60% of the gross median standard of living. It is thought that establishing...