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·23 June 2026·🇩🇪Germany's Hidden Labour Market: 300,000 Disabled Workers Earn Two Euros an Hour
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They make furniture, pack products, and run canteens — but earn less than a sixth of minimum wage. Germany is under pressure to reform a system the UN calls a human rights violation.
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In a production hall outside Dortmund, Markus sits at an assembly line. He is punctual, reliable, and has worked there for nine years. He earns around 230 euros a month. Markus is one of approximately 283,000 people with disabilities who work in Germany's Werkstätten für behinderte Menschen — sheltered workshops for people with disabilities. The system was built with good intentions: to provide me…
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