Opposition parties in Germany are preparing to introduce a draft law on a minimum wage to the Bundesrat upper house on March 1, a newspaper reported on Thursday, raising the pressure on Chancellor Angela Merkel on the issue.
Germany is one of only a few countries in Europe with no mandatory, across-the-board minimum wage and the opposition Social Democrats (SPD) have made it a top campaign issue ahead of a September election in which conservative Merkel is seeking a third term.
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