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It was introduced to protect workers in Germany from unreasonably low wages.</span></p> </div> </pp-tile-teaser-item> </template> </div> </pp-grid> </div> </pp-background-container> <pp-spacer size="-40" data-slot="pp-spacer"> </pp-spacer> <a id="anker88139408-6c7a-49ae-a1a9-017a10359568" class="jumptarget"></a> <pp-background-container theme="secondary" has-grid="true" data-slot="pp-background-container"> <h2 data-slot="pp-headline"> Websites of other projects</h2> <div data-slot="html-collection"> <pp-grid data-slot="pp-grid" columns="3" > <div data-slot="html-collection"> <template data-slot="pp-tile-teaser-item"> <pp-tile-teaser-item theme="secondary" > <template data-slot="pp-image"> <pp-image src="/SharedDocs/Bilder/EN/Home/logo-esf.jpg?__blob=thumbnail&v=2" img-width="890" img-height="500" alt="ESF European Social Fund for Germany" > <!-- --> </pp-image> </template> <template data-slot="pp-link"> <pp-link href="/SharedDocs/ExterneLinks/EN/esf-social-fund.html" > <h3 data-slot="pp-headline"> European Social Fund </h3> </pp-link> </template> <div data-slot="pp-text"> <p class="text"> The European Social Fund is active everywhere people are striving to improve their job prospects. </p> </div> </pp-tile-teaser-item> </template> <template data-slot="pp-tile-teaser-item"> <pp-tile-teaser-item theme="secondary" > <template data-slot="pp-image"> <pp-image src="/SharedDocs/Bilder/EN/Home/logo-make-it-in-germany.jpg?__blob=thumbnail&v=3" img-width="890" img-height="500" alt="Make it in Germany - Das Portal der Bundesregierung für Fachkräfte aus dem Ausland" > <!-- --> </pp-image> </template> <template data-slot="pp-link"> <pp-link href="/SharedDocs/ExterneLinks/EN/initiativen/make-it-in-germany-com.html" > <h3 data-slot="pp-headline"> "Make it in Germany" </h3> </pp-link> </template> <div data-slot="pp-text"> <p class="text"> The Internet portal bundles all the key information about making a career and living in Germany.</p> </div> </pp-tile-teaser-item> 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static-size="true" alt="Front cover of publication A640e." > <!-- --> </pp-image> </template> </pp-inline-image> <span data-slot="pp-text-inline">Flyer</span> </pp-service-proposal-element> <pp-service-proposal-element link="/EN/Services/Publications/a640p-mindestlohn-flyer-2023-polish.html" data-slot="pp-service-proposal-element"> <div data-slot="pp-text"> <p class="text"><span lang="pl">P艂aca minimalna</span><span> (Polish)</span></p> </div> <pp-inline-image small="true" data-slot="pp-inline-image" > <template data-slot="pp-image"> <pp-image src="/SharedDocs/Bilder/EN/Publications/A640p-mindestlohn-flyer-2023-polnisch.png?__blob=wide&v=4" img-width="207" img-height="436" max-height="160" static-size="true" alt="Front cover of publication A640p." > <!-- --> </pp-image> </template> </pp-inline-image> <span data-slot="pp-text-inline">Flyer</span> </pp-service-proposal-element> <pp-service-proposal-element link="/EN/Services/Publications/a640r-mindestlohn-flyer-2023-romanian.html" data-slot="pp-service-proposal-element"> <div data-slot="pp-text"> <p class="text"><span lang="ro">Salariul minim pe economie</span><span> (Romanian)</span></p> </div> <pp-inline-image small="true" data-slot="pp-inline-image" > <template data-slot="pp-image"> <pp-image src="/SharedDocs/Bilder/EN/Publications/A640r-mindestlohn-flyer-2023-rumaenisch.jpg?__blob=wide&v=4" img-width="208" img-height="437" max-height="160" static-size="true" alt="Front cover of publication A640r." > <!-- --> </pp-image> </template> </pp-inline-image> <span data-slot="pp-text-inline">Flyer</span> </pp-service-proposal-element> <pp-service-proposal-element link="/EN/Services/Publications/a640b-mindestlohn-flyer-2023-bulgarian.html" data-slot="pp-service-proposal-element"> <div data-slot="pp-text"> <p class="text"><span lang="bg">屑懈薪懈屑邪谢薪邪 褉邪斜芯褌薪邪 蟹邪锌谢邪褌邪</span><span> (Bulgarian)</span></p> </div> <pp-inline-image small="true" data-slot="pp-inline-image" > <template data-slot="pp-image"> <pp-image 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