Wandering Adventure Party

@Oma_Trisha_F @wiggly @nekonekosanna We don't have any legal minimum wage here! The only minimum wages mandated are in the general bargaining agreements with the unions, so of course they're now killing the unions and eroding union membership. So there's been a lot of abuse on that front, unemployed forced into "work experience programs" for 9 Euros a day, abusing seasonal foreign workers, and all that jazz.

Also, the EU has several times warned Finland that the level of social benefits is too low, and now child poverty has exploded here. So yeah...

European Committee of Social Rights has again decided on the low level of social security in Finland

The European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR) stated in its decision published on 15 February 2023 that the level of Finland's social security is still too low. The complaint filed in 2018 targeted…

Human Rights Centre (www.humanrightscentre.fi)

@wiggly @nekonekosanna Austerity, mainly, cutting benefits while rents are rising. Cruelty is the policy.

"According to the ARA report, rising rents, cuts to social benefits, and reductions in funding for housing advice services are key drivers behind the increase in homelessness."

https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/finland/finland-news/domestic/26110-homelessness-rises-in-finland-for-first-time-in-over-a-decade.html