[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"page:work\u002Fcollective-bargaining-agreement\u002Fupdates\u002F2025\u002Feu-sources-minimum-wage-directive-under-threat-january-31-2025":3},{"id":4,"slug":5,"title":6,"short_title":7,"intro_text":7,"meta_description":8,"seo_title":8,"path":9,"content_type":10,"locale":11,"go_live_at":7,"first_published_at":12,"page_created_at":13,"published_at":12,"edit_url":14,"breadcrumbs":15,"seo":28,"body_blocks":36,"call_to_action":42,"categories":49,"labels":50,"owner":7,"authors":51,"related_pages":52,"related_sites":53,"in_subsite":54,"contact_page_url":55,"banner_message":56},17416,"eu-sources-minimum-wage-directive-under-threat-january-31-2025","EU Sources - Minimum wage directive under threat - January 31, 2025",null,"","\u002Fwork\u002Fcollective-bargaining-agreement\u002Fupdates\u002F2025\u002Feu-sources-minimum-wage-directive-under-threat-january-31-2025","pages.newspage","en","2025-02-28T13:43:59.550000+00:00","2025-12-15T15:42:56.328440+00:00","\u002Fcms\u002Fpages\u002F17416\u002Fedit\u002F",[16,19,22,25,27],{"title":17,"slug":18},"World of Work","work",{"title":20,"slug":21},"Collective Bargaining Agreement","collective-bargaining-agreement",{"title":23,"slug":24},"Collective Bargaining Updates","updates",{"title":26,"slug":26},"2025",{"title":6,"slug":5},{"title":6,"description":8,"image":29,"canonical":30,"robots":31,"og_type":32,"twitter_card":33,"locale":11,"created_at":34,"last_modified_at":35},"https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fmedia\u002Fimages\u002FSocial_media_preview_image_-_2025.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x630.png","https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fwork\u002Fcollective-bargaining-agreement\u002Fupdates\u002F2025\u002Feu-sources-minimum-wage-directive-under-threat-january-31-2025\u002F","index, follow","website","summary_large_image","2025-02-28T14:43:59.550000+01:00","2025-12-27T10:24:55.477586+01:00",[37],{"type":38,"data":39},"raw_html_block",{"content":40,"variant":41},"\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The 2022 EU Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages is under threat following a controversial legal opinion issued by the Advocate General at the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). The directive has already led to positive changes in many countries, with governments reassessing and improving minimum wages for millions of low-paid workers. It also includes obligations for member states to promote collective bargaining and prevent union-busting practices. However, the Advocate General’s non-binding opinion calls for the directive’s annulment, arguing that it oversteps the EU’s authority, advocating for increased competition based on lowering wages, contrary to the directive’s goal of avoiding unfair wage practices. The ETUC criticised the opinion, noting it disregards legal precedents and the European Social Charter which already obligates the EU and member states to promote fair wages and collective bargaining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Read on: \u003Ca contenteditable=\"false\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcrm.etui.org\u002Fcivicrm\u002Fmailing\u002Furl?u=85283&qid=3950785\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcrm.etui.org\u002Fcivicrm\u002Fmailing\u002Furl?u=85283&qid=3950785\">in English…\u003C\u002Fa> Read on: \u003Ca contenteditable=\"false\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcrm.etui.org\u002Fcivicrm\u002Fmailing\u002Furl?u=85284&qid=3950785\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcrm.etui.org\u002Fcivicrm\u002Fmailing\u002Furl?u=85284&qid=3950785\">in English (2)…\u003C\u002Fa> Read on the opinion: \u003Ca contenteditable=\"false\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcrm.etui.org\u002Fcivicrm\u002Fmailing\u002Furl?u=85285&qid=3950785\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcrm.etui.org\u002Fcivicrm\u002Fmailing\u002Furl?u=85285&qid=3950785\">in English…\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For more information, please contact Paul de Beer or Oana Ciuca, De Burcht (Scientific Bureau for the Dutch Trade Union Movement) \u003Ca href=\"mailto:p.t.debeer@uva.nl\">p.t.debeer@uva.nl\u003C\u002Fa> or the Head of communications at the ETUI, Mehmet Koksal \u003Ca href=\"mailto:mkoksal@etui.org\">mkoksal@etui.org\u003C\u002Fa>. For previous full issues of the Collective bargaining newsletter please visit \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.etui.org\u002FNewsletters\u002FCollective-bargaining-newsletter\">https:\u002F\u002Fwww.etui.org\u002FNewsletters\u002FCollective-bargaining-newsletter\u003C\u002Fa> or consult the archive with all articles in our database at \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.cbnarchive.eu\u002F\">www.cbnarchive.eu\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003Cbr\u002F>You may find further information on the ETUI at \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.etui.org\u002F\">www.etui.org.\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>","light",{"text":43,"link":44},"Contact us",{"title":43,"url":45,"description":43,"rel":46,"type":47,"id":48},"\u002Fabout\u002Fcontact","follow","internal",24590,[],[],[],[],[],false,"\u002Fwork\u002Fliving-wages\u002Fcontact-us","\u003Cp>Welcome to WageIndicator. Same organisation, same information, new look!\u003C\u002Fp>"]