Social assistance

Germany's minimum wage effect: Fewer workers receiving unemployment aid

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EurActiv (23.06.2015) Effective since the beginning of 2015, the minimum wage seems to be paying off, with government statistics showing that fewer workers have been dependent on the Hartz IV unemployment benefit since the start of the year. EurActiv Germany reports.

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germany
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Unemployment
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La FAO destaca la protección social de América Latina para reducir el hambre

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Terra (27.05.2015) El director general de la Organización de la ONU para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO), José Graziano da Silva, afirmó hoy que América Latina demuestra que la protección social que desarrolló la región es un aliado para reducir el hambre mundial.

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latin america
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Social assistance