Time turning in Leipzig: Green youth fights for minimum wages for young people!

Time turning in Leipzig: Green youth fights for minimum wages for young people!

At her Federal Congress in Leipzig, the Green Youth has called for a decisive step: a statutory minimum wage for young people. This requirement goes hand in hand with an application to abolish the existing paragraph 22 of the Minimum wage law. This paragraph stipulates that the lower wage limit does not apply to under 18 year olds without completed vocational training. The MPs argue that this is unfair and leads to many young people being exploited as cheap workers.

The legally defined lower wage limit in Germany has been 12.41 euros gross per hour since the beginning of the year. A look at the current regulation shows that there are exceptions to apprentice internships during training and compulsory internships during the course. Short -term internships that do not last for more than three months do not fall below the minimum wage. From the perspective of the green youth, this practice means that young people are discriminated against, which is a clear call to politics to eliminate these injustices.

The reasoning of the Green Youth

The members of the Green Youth see the regulation as outdated and demand that all young people, regardless of their training status, should benefit from the advantages of a minimum wage. Their concern is supported by the argument that today's living costs for young people who often go to school or study have risen sharply. The need to do internships for the professional career should not lead to young people in a financially disadvantaged situation.

With this advance, the Green Youth would like to send a signal that the rights of the younger generation must be taken seriously. In times when the cost of living is constantly increasing, the endangerment of fair wages for interns and learners is all the more clear. Through its initiative, the Green Youth would like to ensure that no young person is forced to work under value.

The discussion about the minimum wage is also reflected in the broader social debate about fair wages and working conditions. This dynamic shows that a variety of voices for a fairer treatment of young people in the world of work occur. Further Details on these developments can be found in a comprehensive report www.radioenneperuhr.de .