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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 €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

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 €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

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Recording Date: Nov 3, 2026

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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 €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

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