Paris pushes EU-wide minimum wage in crusade against social dumping

EurActiv reported on the 2 December 2013 that the newly agreed minimum wage in Germany might not be implemented before 2017. Yet it is crucial for limiting social dumping, according to the French government, which announced a new offensive against low-cost workers ahead of 2014 European Parliament elections.

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