Luxembourg - Unions call anti-poverty strategy inadequate - December 31, 2025

In a letter to the Prime Minister, the two largest trade unions OGBL and LCGB have sharply criticised the Government’s newly unveiled national poverty plan. The union front between the Independent Luxembourg Trade Union Confederation (OGBL) and the Luxembourg Confederation of Christian Trade Unions (LCGB) argues the strategy falls far short of what is required for a meaningful fight against poverty. The letter states that the country does not need a plan that “organises and manages poverty”, but rather one that “effectively reduces it”. The union leaders contend that poverty is not alleviated through new platforms, help desks, and training courses, but through concrete actions like raising wages, improving housing affordability, and strengthening social rights.

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