64 billion euros damage caused by minimum wage fraud – two million employees affected

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• Statistically, every company in Germany is only checked once every 140 years.

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• Illegal tricks to circumvent the minimum wage have cost workers, social security funds and tax authorities up to 64 billion euros in ten years.

  reliability moderate2/2 sources

• DGB: 64 billion euros damage caused by minimum wage fraud.

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• It puts the resulting damage to employees, social security funds and the state at around 64 billion euros.

  according to MDR Nachrichten

• This was calculated by the German Trade Union Confederation.

  according to MDR Nachrichten

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• Statistically, every company in Germany is only checked once every 140 years.

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• Illegal tricks to circumvent the minimum wage have cost workers, social security funds and tax authorities up to 64 billion euros in ten years.

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