North Rhine-Westphalia, warning strike in Cologne

Nov 3, 2026

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Cleaning Workers March for â‚¬2 Hourly Wage Increase **COLOGNE, GERMANY NOVEMBER 3, 2026:** Around 2,000 people, according to the photographer s estimate, took part in a demonstration march through Cologne calling for higher wages and better working conditions for employees in Germany s building-cleaning sector. Organised by the Industrial Union for Construction, Agriculture and Environment (IG BAU), the demonstration called for a â‚¬2 increase in hourly wages across all pay groups. The protest took place during the third round of collective bargaining between IG BAU and the employers association. The union argues that cleaning workers, many of whom continue to earn low wages despite performing physically demanding and essential work, Copyright: x xMouafakxMahmaljix xJNAxPressx
Cleaning Workers March for â‚¬2 Hourly Wage Increase **COLOGNE, GERMANY NOVEMBER 3, 2026:** Around 2,000 people, according to the photographer s estimate, took part in a demonstration march through Cologne calling for higher wages and better working conditions for employees in Germany s building-cleaning sector. Organised by the Industrial Union for Construction, Agriculture and Environment (IG BAU), the demonstration called for a â‚¬2 increase in hourly wages across all pay groups. The protest took place during the third round of collective bargaining between IG BAU and the employers association. The union argues that cleaning workers, many of whom continue to earn low wages despite performing physically demanding and essential work, Copyright: x xMouafakxMahmaljix xJNAxPressx
Cleaning Workers March for â‚¬2 Hourly Wage Increase **COLOGNE, GERMANY NOVEMBER 3, 2026:** Around 2,000 people, according to the photographer s estimate, took part in a demonstration march through Cologne calling for higher wages and better working conditions for employees in Germany s building-cleaning sector. Organised by the Industrial Union for Construction, Agriculture and Environment (IG BAU), the demonstration called for a â‚¬2 increase in hourly wages across all pay groups. The protest took place during the third round of collective bargaining between IG BAU and the employers association. The union argues that cleaning workers, many of whom continue to earn low wages despite performing physically demanding and essential work, Copyright: x xMouafakxMahmaljix xJNAxPressx
Cleaning Workers March for â‚¬2 Hourly Wage Increase **COLOGNE, GERMANY NOVEMBER 3, 2026:** Around 2,000 people, according to the photographer s estimate, took part in a demonstration march through Cologne calling for higher wages and better working conditions for employees in Germany s building-cleaning sector. Organised by the Industrial Union for Construction, Agriculture and Environment (IG BAU), the demonstration called for a â‚¬2 increase in hourly wages across all pay groups. The protest took place during the third round of collective bargaining between IG BAU and the employers association. The union argues that cleaning workers, many of whom continue to earn low wages despite performing physically demanding and essential work, Copyright: x xMouafakxMahmaljix xJNAxPressx
Cleaning Workers March for â‚¬2 Hourly Wage Increase **COLOGNE, GERMANY NOVEMBER 3, 2026:** Around 2,000 people, according to the photographer s estimate, took part in a demonstration march through Cologne calling for higher wages and better working conditions for employees in Germany s building-cleaning sector. Organised by the Industrial Union for Construction, Agriculture and Environment (IG BAU), the demonstration called for a â‚¬2 increase in hourly wages across all pay groups. The protest took place during the third round of collective bargaining between IG BAU and the employers association. The union argues that cleaning workers, many of whom continue to earn low wages despite performing physically demanding and essential work, Copyright: x xMouafakxMahmaljix xJNAxPressx
Cleaning Workers March for â‚¬2 Hourly Wage Increase **COLOGNE, GERMANY NOVEMBER 3, 2026:** Around 2,000 people, according to the photographer s estimate, took part in a demonstration march through Cologne calling for higher wages and better working conditions for employees in Germany s building-cleaning sector. Organised by the Industrial Union for Construction, Agriculture and Environment (IG BAU), the demonstration called for a â‚¬2 increase in hourly wages across all pay groups. The protest took place during the third round of collective bargaining between IG BAU and the employers association. The union argues that cleaning workers, many of whom continue to earn low wages despite performing physically demanding and essential work, Copyright: x xMouafakxMahmaljix xJNAxPressx
Cleaning Workers March for â‚¬2 Hourly Wage Increase **COLOGNE, GERMANY NOVEMBER 3, 2026:** Around 2,000 people, according to the photographer s estimate, took part in a demonstration march through Cologne calling for higher wages and better working conditions for employees in Germany s building-cleaning sector. Organised by the Industrial Union for Construction, Agriculture and Environment (IG BAU), the demonstration called for a â‚¬2 increase in hourly wages across all pay groups. The protest took place during the third round of collective bargaining between IG BAU and the employers association. The union argues that cleaning workers, many of whom continue to earn low wages despite performing physically demanding and essential work, Copyright: x xMouafakxMahmaljix xJNAxPressx
Cleaning Workers March for â‚¬2 Hourly Wage Increase **COLOGNE, GERMANY NOVEMBER 3, 2026:** Around 2,000 people, according to the photographer s estimate, took part in a demonstration march through Cologne calling for higher wages and better working conditions for employees in Germany s building-cleaning sector. Organised by the Industrial Union for Construction, Agriculture and Environment (IG BAU), the demonstration called for a â‚¬2 increase in hourly wages across all pay groups. The protest took place during the third round of collective bargaining between IG BAU and the employers association. The union argues that cleaning workers, many of whom continue to earn low wages despite performing physically demanding and essential work, Copyright: x xMouafakxMahmaljix xJNAxPressx
Cleaning Workers March for â‚¬2 Hourly Wage Increase **COLOGNE, GERMANY NOVEMBER 3, 2026:** Around 2,000 people, according to the photographer s estimate, took part in a demonstration march through Cologne calling for higher wages and better working conditions for employees in Germany s building-cleaning sector. Organised by the Industrial Union for Construction, Agriculture and Environment (IG BAU), the demonstration called for a â‚¬2 increase in hourly wages across all pay groups. The protest took place during the third round of collective bargaining between IG BAU and the employers association. The union argues that cleaning workers, many of whom continue to earn low wages despite performing physically demanding and essential work, Copyright: x xMouafakxMahmaljix xJNAxPressx
Cleaning Workers March for â‚¬2 Hourly Wage Increase **COLOGNE, GERMANY NOVEMBER 3, 2026:** Around 2,000 people, according to the photographer s estimate, took part in a demonstration march through Cologne calling for higher wages and better working conditions for employees in Germany s building-cleaning sector. Organised by the Industrial Union for Construction, Agriculture and Environment (IG BAU), the demonstration called for a â‚¬2 increase in hourly wages across all pay groups. The protest took place during the third round of collective bargaining between IG BAU and the employers association. The union argues that cleaning workers, many of whom continue to earn low wages despite performing physically demanding and essential work, Copyright: x xMouafakxMahmaljix xJNAxPressx
Cleaning Workers March for â‚¬2 Hourly Wage Increase **COLOGNE, GERMANY NOVEMBER 3, 2026:** Around 2,000 people, according to the photographer s estimate, took part in a demonstration march through Cologne calling for higher wages and better working conditions for employees in Germany s building-cleaning sector. Organised by the Industrial Union for Construction, Agriculture and Environment (IG BAU), the demonstration called for a â‚¬2 increase in hourly wages across all pay groups. The protest took place during the third round of collective bargaining between IG BAU and the employers association. The union argues that cleaning workers, many of whom continue to earn low wages despite performing physically demanding and essential work, Copyright: x xMouafakxMahmaljix xJNAxPressx
Cleaning Workers March for 2 euro hourly wage COLOGNE, GERMANY NOVEMBER 3, 2026:Around 2,000 people, according to the photographer s estimate, took part in a demonstration march through Cologne calling for higher wages and better working conditions for employees in Germany s building-cleaning sector. Organised by the Industrial Union for Construction, Agriculture and Environment (IG BAU), the demonstration called for a â‚¬2 increase in hourly wages across all pay groups. The protest took place during the third round of collective bargaining between IG BAU and the employers association. The union argues that cleaning workers, many of whom continue to earn low wages despite performing physically demanding and essential work, need a subst Copyright: x xMouafakxMahmaljix xJNAxPressx
November 3, 2026, Cologne, Nrw, Germany: Around 2,000 people took part in a demonstration march through Cologne calling for higher wages and better working conditions for employees in Germany s building-cleaning sector. Organised by the Industrial Union for Construction, Agriculture and Environment (IG BAU), the demonstration called for a â‚¬2 increase in hourly wages across all pay groups...The protest took place during the third round of collective bargaining between IG BAU and the employers association. The union argues that cleaning workers, many of whom continue to earn low wages despite performing physically demanding and essential work, need a substantial pay increase to keep up with rising living costs...IG BAU represents workers i - ZUMAm356 20261103_zip_m356_008 Copyright: xMouafakxMahmaljix
News Bilder des Tages November 3, 2026, Cologne, Nrw, Germany: Around 2,000 people took part in a demonstration march through Cologne calling for higher wages and better working conditions for employees in Germany s building-cleaning sector. Organised by the Industrial Union for Construction, Agriculture and Environment (IG BAU), the demonstration called for a â‚¬2 increase in hourly wages across all pay groups...The protest took place during the third round of collective bargaining between IG BAU and the employers association. The union argues that cleaning workers, many of whom continue to earn low wages despite performing physically demanding and essential work, need a substantial pay increase to keep up with rising living costs...IG BAU represents workers i - ZUMAm356 20261103_zip_m356_007 Copyright: xMouafakxMahmaljix
November 3, 2026, Cologne, Nrw, Germany: Around 2,000 people took part in a demonstration march through Cologne calling for higher wages and better working conditions for employees in Germany s building-cleaning sector. Organised by the Industrial Union for Construction, Agriculture and Environment (IG BAU), the demonstration called for a â‚¬2 increase in hourly wages across all pay groups...The protest took place during the third round of collective bargaining between IG BAU and the employers association. The union argues that cleaning workers, many of whom continue to earn low wages despite performing physically demanding and essential work, need a substantial pay increase to keep up with rising living costs...IG BAU represents workers i - ZUMAm356 20261103_zip_m356_003 Copyright: xMouafakxMahmaljix
November 3, 2026, Cologne, Nrw, Germany: Around 2,000 people took part in a demonstration march through Cologne calling for higher wages and better working conditions for employees in Germany s building-cleaning sector. Organised by the Industrial Union for Construction, Agriculture and Environment (IG BAU), the demonstration called for a Ã¢öÂ¬2 increase in hourly wages across all pay groups...The protest took place during the third round of collective bargaining between IG BAU and the employers association. The union argues that cleaning workers, many of whom continue to earn low wages despite performing physically demanding and essential work, need a substantial pay increase to keep up with rising living costs...IG BAU represents worke - ZUMAm356 20261103_zip_m356_008 Copyright: xMouafakxMahmaljix
November 3, 2026, Cologne, Nrw, Germany: Around 2,000 people took part in a demonstration march through Cologne calling for higher wages and better working conditions for employees in Germany s building-cleaning sector. Organised by the Industrial Union for Construction, Agriculture and Environment (IG BAU), the demonstration called for a â‚¬2 increase in hourly wages across all pay groups...The protest took place during the third round of collective bargaining between IG BAU and the employers association. The union argues that cleaning workers, many of whom continue to earn low wages despite performing physically demanding and essential work, need a substantial pay increase to keep up with rising living costs...IG BAU represents workers i - ZUMAm356 20261103_zip_m356_009 Copyright: xMouafakxMahmaljix
November 3, 2026, Cologne, Nrw, Germany: Around 2,000 people took part in a demonstration march through Cologne calling for higher wages and better working conditions for employees in Germany s building-cleaning sector. Organised by the Industrial Union for Construction, Agriculture and Environment (IG BAU), the demonstration called for a Ã¢öÂ¬2 increase in hourly wages across all pay groups...The protest took place during the third round of collective bargaining between IG BAU and the employers association. The union argues that cleaning workers, many of whom continue to earn low wages despite performing physically demanding and essential work, need a substantial pay increase to keep up with rising living costs...IG BAU represents worke - ZUMAm356 20261103_zip_m356_003 Copyright: xMouafakxMahmaljix
November 3, 2026, Cologne, Nrw, Germany: Around 2,000 people took part in a demonstration march through Cologne calling for higher wages and better working conditions for employees in Germany s building-cleaning sector. Organised by the Industrial Union for Construction, Agriculture and Environment (IG BAU), the demonstration called for a â‚¬2 increase in hourly wages across all pay groups...The protest took place during the third round of collective bargaining between IG BAU and the employers association. The union argues that cleaning workers, many of whom continue to earn low wages despite performing physically demanding and essential work, need a substantial pay increase to keep up with rising living costs...IG BAU represents workers i - ZUMAm356 20261103_zip_m356_002 Copyright: xMouafakxMahmaljix
November 3, 2026, Cologne, Nrw, Germany: Around 2,000 people took part in a demonstration march through Cologne calling for higher wages and better working conditions for employees in Germany s building-cleaning sector. Organised by the Industrial Union for Construction, Agriculture and Environment (IG BAU), the demonstration called for a â‚¬2 increase in hourly wages across all pay groups...The protest took place during the third round of collective bargaining between IG BAU and the employers association. The union argues that cleaning workers, many of whom continue to earn low wages despite performing physically demanding and essential work, need a substantial pay increase to keep up with rising living costs...IG BAU represents workers i - ZUMAm356 20261103_zip_m356_005 Copyright: xMouafakxMahmaljix
November 3, 2026, Cologne, Nrw, Germany: Around 2,000 people took part in a demonstration march through Cologne calling for higher wages and better working conditions for employees in Germany s building-cleaning sector. Organised by the Industrial Union for Construction, Agriculture and Environment (IG BAU), the demonstration called for a â‚¬2 increase in hourly wages across all pay groups...The protest took place during the third round of collective bargaining between IG BAU and the employers association. The union argues that cleaning workers, many of whom continue to earn low wages despite performing physically demanding and essential work, need a substantial pay increase to keep up with rising living costs...IG BAU represents workers i - ZUMAm356 20261103_zip_m356_004 Copyright: xMouafakxMahmaljix
November 3, 2026, Cologne, Nrw, Germany: Around 2,000 people took part in a demonstration march through Cologne calling for higher wages and better working conditions for employees in Germany s building-cleaning sector. Organised by the Industrial Union for Construction, Agriculture and Environment (IG BAU), the demonstration called for a Ã¢öÂ¬2 increase in hourly wages across all pay groups...The protest took place during the third round of collective bargaining between IG BAU and the employers association. The union argues that cleaning workers, many of whom continue to earn low wages despite performing physically demanding and essential work, need a substantial pay increase to keep up with rising living costs...IG BAU represents worke - ZUMAm356 20261103_zip_m356_005 Copyright: xMouafakxMahmaljix
November 3, 2026, Cologne, Nrw, Germany: Around 2,000 people took part in a demonstration march through Cologne calling for higher wages and better working conditions for employees in Germany s building-cleaning sector. Organised by the Industrial Union for Construction, Agriculture and Environment (IG BAU), the demonstration called for a Ã¢öÂ¬2 increase in hourly wages across all pay groups...The protest took place during the third round of collective bargaining between IG BAU and the employers association. The union argues that cleaning workers, many of whom continue to earn low wages despite performing physically demanding and essential work, need a substantial pay increase to keep up with rising living costs...IG BAU represents worke - ZUMAm356 20261103_zip_m356_004 Copyright: xMouafakxMahmaljix
November 3, 2026, Cologne, Nrw, Germany: Around 2,000 people took part in a demonstration march through Cologne calling for higher wages and better working conditions for employees in Germany s building-cleaning sector. Organised by the Industrial Union for Construction, Agriculture and Environment (IG BAU), the demonstration called for a Ã¢öÂ¬2 increase in hourly wages across all pay groups...The protest took place during the third round of collective bargaining between IG BAU and the employers association. The union argues that cleaning workers, many of whom continue to earn low wages despite performing physically demanding and essential work, need a substantial pay increase to keep up with rising living costs...IG BAU represents worke - ZUMAm356 20261103_zip_m356_001 Copyright: xMouafakxMahmaljix

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