BERLIN, Aug 31 (Reuters) - German employers and unions have agreed to set minimum wages in at least three industries which would affect some 170,000 workers, parties which took part in negotiations told Reuters on Monday.
A wage commission in Bonn gave the green light to establish sector-specific minimum wages in waste management, industrial laundry, and some mining professions, the parties said.
Labour Minister Olaf Scholtz will now be able to approve the minimum wages, which vary according to industry, as binding.
Wage negotiations for the security and vocational training sectors which cover an additional 210,000 employees, are deadlocked however, and are now awaiting a government decision.
The minimum wages to be set are the following:
- Waste management: 8.02 euros per hour
- Specialised mining professions: 11.17 to 12.41 euros/hour
- Industrial laundry: 1,481 euros per month in western Germany, 1,394 euros per month in eastern Germany (Reporting by Holger Hansen; editing by Stephen Nisbet)