Minimum wage

The latest range in negotiations for next year's monthly minimum wage for Cambodia’s textile-related sectors is expected to rise to just below $200, the labour and vocational training ministry recently said. Based on seven socio-economic criteria for determining the minimum wage, a minimum wage of $197.86 has been arrived at till now, it said.

In a move that underscores the commitment to improving the lives of workers in Metro Manila, the daily minimum wage is set to increase from P570 to P610. This pay hike will benefit one million non-agricultural employees, ensuring they earn a fair wage and enjoy greater financial stability. Scheduled to take effect on 16th July 2023, this decision signifies a significant step towards reducing income inequality and supporting the livelihoods of hardworking individuals and their families.

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A proposal to raise the minimum wage in New York will have large positive effects on living standards and very small effects on employment, a new report says.

The news just keeps getting better for the millions of Americans making minimum wage. Today, three weeks to the day after President Obama called for raising the minimum wage to $9 an hour in the State of the Union address, two congressional Democrats have done him one better: Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa and Rep. George Miller of California introduced a bill to raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10, then tie the wage to the cost of living.

Here are five commonly perpetuated myths about minimum wage. Hopefully, their exploration will shed a more accurate light on this contested issue.

What happens when the rich kids aren't happy? They call their friends in congress. I do not know of a time when anyone involved with the stock market wanted MORE restrictions; it just doesn't happen.

Some states are raising the minimum wage in 2022. #work #minimumwage https://www.aarp.org/work/job-search/info-2021/states-minimum-wage-increase.html

Fast food workers across the country walked off the job Thursday. But unions and other organizations compensated them for lost wages.

The Minimum Wage Debate