Brussels, 21/02/2011
Says John Monks, ETUC General Secretary “If the ECB would take a closer look, it would find that holding down real wage growth will hurt economic growth, hurt jobs and slow down the economy even more. Not all countries, by definition, can generate export led growth on the German model; domestic stimulation is necessary. Incidentally, the bankers who were at the heart of causing the crisis are back to business and bonuses as usual. I invite President Trichet to aim his hard messages on pay at the right targets – senior bankers and others in financial markets – and leave the rest of us alone”.