minimum wage

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Ramaphosa explained how unscrupulous employers pay undocumented migrants well below the minimum wage and "merely" pay a fine if caught.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

When business leaders were frustrated over the passage of a $30-per-hour minimum wage for hotel workers, Bass brokered a meeting with them and Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson, he said in December.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

In exit polls some voters said they voted for him because Mr. Petro’s 23% increase in the minimum wage in January made them better off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

The economy has grown, and Petro increased the minimum wage significantly, though about one in three Colombians still live in poverty.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

While luxury stores, miraculous finance companies, exotic restaurants, and import business were flourishing, the unemployed lined up outside factory gates waiting for a chance to work at the minimum wage.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende