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News Article: Ongoing Inspections at M'era Luna Music Festival

The Financial Control of Black Work of the Main Customs Office of Braunschweig conducted inspections at the M'era Luna music festival in Hildesheim on August 9th, focusing on minimum wage and illegal employment.

The large alternative music and black scene festival, known for its medieval market, music stages, and sales stands offering fashion and lifestyle articles tailored to the scene, attracted around 25,000 visitors. Over 1,000 employees from various sectors, including catering, security, event technology, cleaning, and retail, were involved in the festival.

The inspections, which involved 91 employers and around 300 employees were interviewed, were conducted in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. It is not specified if any of the bands playing at M'era Luna were found to be in violation of minimum wage or illegal employment regulations during the inspections.

The performances at M'era Luna were streamed live by NDR and arte Concert into viewers' homes. Despite the inspections, the festival maintained a good atmosphere, with only a few issues raised. The inspections did not disrupt the overall good atmosphere of the festival.

The Main Customs Office of Braunschweig can be contacted for media inquiries at Press Spokesperson Dagmar Taeger, who can be reached at 0531/1291-1016 or [email protected] or [email protected].

Further follow-ups and measures are required, which may still result in violations or the initiation of investigations. It is not clear from the provided information if any violations have been found during the inspections.

The official website of the Main Customs Office of Braunschweig is www.zoll.de. It is not mentioned if any other issues were raised during the inspections at M'era Luna beyond minimum wage and illegal employment. The names of the 91 inspected employers at the M'era Luna music festival on Saturday, August 9, in Hildesheim are not publicly disclosed.

As the inspections continue, it remains to be seen what, if any, further actions will be taken. Stay tuned for updates on this developing story.