minimum wage

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In Labour's 2024 election manifesto, the party committed to removing "discriminatory age bands" and increase the minimum wage for younger workers so they are paid the same as old age groups.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodriguez on Thursday hiked the minimum wage package by 26.3 percent, to $240, in an attempt to quell growing discontent over difficult living conditions.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Including housing deductions, employers can now pay H-2A workers $13.90 an hour, significantly below California’s minimum wage of $16.90 an hour.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

A cheeseburger in 1948 cost 19 cents, while the federal minimum wage was 40 cents an hour.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

And the foot soldiers earned just $3-30 an hour, less than the minimum wage.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt