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·23 June 2026·🇩🇪300,000 Disabled Workers in Germany Earn Two Euros an Hour — Rights Groups Demand Reform
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Approximately 283,000 people with disabilities in Germany work in sheltered workshops and earn an average of €233 a month, outside the reach of minimum wage law. Legal challenges and a viral TV episode are forcing the issue.
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Around 283,000 people with disabilities in Germany work in sheltered workshops (Werkstätten für behinderte Menschen) and earn an average of €233 per month — equivalent to under two euros per hour. This is legal because workshop employees are classified as having an "employee-like legal relationship" rather than ordinary employment status, placing them outside minimum wage legislation. Germany's mi…
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