SOCOL CRISTIAN| MARINAS MARIUS MINIMUM WAGE AS A PUBLIC POLICY INSTRUMENT – PROS AND CONS Table 1. Unionization rate in selected countries(2000/2008/2012/2013) Country 2000 2008 2012/2013 Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden UK 36.6 29.1 27.4 56.2 54.4 55.1 23 16.6 16.1 37.2 34 30.9 26.8 17.7 12.9 73.9 66.3 66.8 14.9 7.1 6.2 75 69.6 69 8 7.6 7.7 24.6 19.1 17.7 26.5 24 20.8 21.7 14.4 10.4 38 31.9 29.6 34.8 33.4 36.9 24.4 15.1 12.7 18.4 9.6 8.8 22.9 18.8 17.6 17.5 15.1 12.3 21.6 20.5 18.1 ­35.6 19.8 32.3 17.2 13.3 41.6 26.6 21.2 16.6 17.4 17.2 79.1 68.3 67.7 30.2 27.1 25.4 S ource: Ilostat, 2016 15