Paul Krantz - paul.krantz@thelocal.com

Updated: Mon 10 Aug 2026 11:22 CET

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The German Trade Union Confederation says that millions of workers are not getting the entirety of the wage they are legally owed. Photo: picture alliance/dpa | Marcus Brandt

Of six million minimum wage workers in Germany, roughly two million are not taking home as much pay as they are legally entitled to, according to calculations by the Trade Union Confederation.