orangegecko ~~~ "The 1 €/h job"

Laughter in times of "Hartz IV"*) How do micro-wages transform work relations? How will the increasing poverty redefine what is considered a 'reasonable job offer'? What kind of self-esteem results from having to work for 1 euro? Who's laughing? *) With the "Hartz IV" laws, unemployed people in Germany now risk having to pick up garbage, etc. for one euro per hour, or lose their unemployment benefits.