Germany, once the land of the social state, has seen median wages actually decline since 2000, and the number of low-wage workers increase. A new study shows that a quarter of them work 50 hours a week or more just to keep up with expenses (g). Von Amerika lernen heißt schuften lernen!
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More and more Germans are getting scared of losing their jobs so they will work now longer hours with sometimes not even getting paid. Fear drives everyone.
Posted by: kim | June 08, 2012 at 09:35 PM
It's the low-wage workers who work more hours.
Posted by: Alice | May 24, 2012 at 09:40 AM