Germany in 2019. Cheap, consumer-friendly, and geared towards not thinking about anything.
Unions are considered unsexy, fair pay isn’t even a topic of discussion. Yet, there are more and more people whose income isn’t enough to live on.
Investigative journalist Anette Dowideit examines the wages and salaries in various sectors and asks: Who actually still belongs to the middle class? Formerly respected professions are sliding into precarious employment: pilot, flight attendant, teacher, nurse. We need greater awareness of the cost of the flights we book, the packages we order, but above all, we need fair labor market regulations.
