{"id":30620,"date":"2022-01-31T14:03:44","date_gmt":"2022-01-31T13:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=30620"},"modified":"2022-01-31T14:03:56","modified_gmt":"2022-01-31T13:03:56","slug":"albanians-get-paid-the-lowest-minimum-wage-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albanians-get-paid-the-lowest-minimum-wage-in-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Albanians get paid the lowest minimum wage in all of Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Albania came in last, in a list ranking European countries by minimum wage. With a minimum wage of 30 000 ALL or 250 euros, our country couldn\u2019t outrank a single country in Europe, out of the 48 on the list.<\/p>\n<p>Even though in 2021, the minimum wage was pushed up by an additional 30 euros, it still doesn\u2019t put us on the map in terms of the bare minimum wage our workers need to get paid by law.<\/p>\n<p>In comparison with the main country in the list, Luxemburg, the minimum wage in Albania is 9 times lower, and compared to the average wage in Europe, it\u2019s 4 times lower.<\/p>\n<p>More than 25% of Albanian workers get paid minimum wage, and when taking into account their monthly spending, its worth becomes even lower.<\/p>\n<p>Based on findings of Eurostat, the largest cut of an Albanian family\u2019s monthly spending, goes for food \u2013 an indicator of the country\u2019s worrying poverty levels.<\/p>\n<p>The government has promised to raise the minimum wage again this year \u2013 part of a plan to bring it up to 330 euros by 2025.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/12\/30\/journalists-get-paid-minimum-wage-on-paper-but-get-the-rest-under-the-table\/\">Journalists get paid minimum wage on paper, but get the rest under the table<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/09\/22\/albanians-are-the-least-paid-in-the-region-montenegrins-take-the-lead\/\">Albanians are paid the lowest minimum wage in the region, Montenegrins take the lead \u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2020\/12\/17\/albanian-government-approves-new-minimum-wage-rates\/\">Albanian government approves new minimum wage rate<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Albania came in last, in a list ranking European countries by minimum wage. 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