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Germany: Posted Workers Law to be extended to cleaning sector

The lower house of parliament (Bundestag) has voted to extend the provisions of the Posted Workers Law (Arbeitnehmer-Entsendegesetz) to cover employees in the commercial cleaning sector.

This industry employs some 300,000 workers in fully insured employment and is a major area of low-wage employment in Germany .