Minimum Wages Information
Namibia: Domestics Deserve Better Wages (AllAfrica.com) THE Namibia Domestic and Allied Worker's Union (Ndawu) will soon ask Government to introduce a minimum wage for domestic and general workers in the country.
S Korean truck drivers rally to demand minimum wages (People's Daily) South Korean truck drivers participated in rallies across the country on Friday to protest rising fuel costs and called on the government to ensure minimum wages. The Korea Cargo Transport Workers Union and government sources said t ...
County to fight 'prevailing wage' (The Post-Standard) Town leaders across Madison County are bracing themselves for a fight with the state over the Department of Labor's initiative to require higher wages on contracted work.
Kenya: Rising Wages Fuel Increase in Costs (AllAfrica.com) President Kibaki disappointed workers during Labour Day celebrations on May 1 when he ignored demands for a rise in the minimum wage.
Minimum wages plan hard to implement: Minister (rediff.com) The idea is "not easy to implement since there are many stakeholders, though the government has been able to fix a minimum wage structure for maids," Vayalar Ravi, the minister of overseas Indian affairs, told PTI. There are nearly five million Indian working in the Gulf countries, but rising inflation in the region has made the condition of the blue-collar workers difficult since they are ...
IBON: Adjusted wages just one-third of cost to live decently (GMA News) MANILA, Philippines - The latest "hiked" and "adjusted" daily minimum wages amount to only one-third the amount needed for Filipinos to earn a decent living, militant think tank IBON Foundation lamented Tuesday.
Minimum wage earners won?t have to pay income tax; hike in earnings assured (Sun Star) MINIMUM wage earners are now exempted from paying income tax while other salaried workers will get an increase in their personal tax exemptions.
Wages only a third of family living wage?Ibon (Yehey!) As commodity prices increased, the country?s minimum wage continued to decrease and is now only 34 percent of the amount needed for a family to live decently, independent think tank IBON Foundation said.
After 75 Years, the Working Poor Still Struggle for a Fair Wage (New York Times) On the anniversary of the federal minimum wage, more attention should be paid to the working poor, who were hit especially hard by recent economic policies.
DELAWARE: Senate eyes wages for tipped employees (Delaware Coast Press) DOVER ? Dayna Steele, 26, depends on tips she makes waiting tables to care for her four children. Working the day shift at IHOP in New Castle, she averages about $80 in tips a day -- the only income in her household.
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