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Ecuador's 2024 Monthly Minimum Wage Boosted to 0

In a bold economic twirl, Ecuador lights the fiscal stage by hoisting its monthly minimum wage to 0 for 2024. An unprecedented and progressive move!

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Minimum wage set to increase in 25 states in 2024 by an average of $0.86

In 2024, the minimum wage will increase in 25 states. The increases range from $0.23 in Michigan (a 2.23% increase from 2023) to $2.00 in Hawaii (a 14.29% increase from 2023).

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Currys boss: minimum wage hike shows government does not ‘care’ about retail

Planned 10% UK increase as business rates rise will put pressure on already overburdened industry, says Alex Baldock

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Fast-food work's modern stigma

After assaulting a Chipotle employee, an Ohio woman was sentenced to work in fast-food for 60 days

Salon

Michigan Supreme Court to hear arguments on 'adopt-and-amend'

Michigan's Supreme Court will hear arguments Thursday on a case that could have lasting implications for the state's minimum wage and ballot initiative process.

WEKU

Italy's Ruling Parties Kill Minimum Wage Bill

Italy's governing right-wing parties on Wednesday scuppered an attempt by the opposition to introduce a minimum wage, which would have brought the country into line with the majority of the EU. Members of parliament voted instead to give Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's hard-right government six months to enact measures to…

International Business Times

Don't Kill the Au Pair Program

Biden has proposed further regulating the federal au pair program, which will disproportionately burden highly skilled working mothers.

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Mexico's minimum wage will rise by 20% next year, to about $14.25 per day

Mexico's president says its minimum wage will rise by 20% in 2024, to the equivalent of about $14.25 per day

The Independent UK

How minimum wage rises will affect the early years education and childcare sector

The early years sector – nurseries and childminders who offer services to children under the age of five – waited expectantly for news of investment in the UK chancellor’s recent autumn statement. But this was not delivered, even though Jeremy Hunt presented 110 economic measures designed to boost UK growth…

The Conversation

California's War on Fast Food Jobs

Higher prices created by a $20 minimum wage for burger joints will lead to fewer customers, reduced profits, fewer restaurants, and a loss of jobs.

Reason

Minimum wage to rise to £11.44 in April next year

The rate is currently £10.42 for workers aged 23 and over, but the new figure will apply to 21 and 22-year-olds for the first time.

Evening Standard

Family still wait for return of migrant worker’s body after unexplained death on UK-US military base

Relatives allege American contractor on island of Diego Garcia failed to get proper medical help for 33-year-old Saddam Ali

The Guardian - UK

Bangladesh garment workers fighting for pay face brutal violence and threats

Workers describe hands and arms being targeted in ‘merciless’ beatings as protests over low wages turn increasingly violent in Dhaka

The Guardian - UK

'Minimum wage is destroying jobs and must be cut', Liz Truss's economy group claims

A group of economists brought together by former prime minister Liz Truss says the minimum wage should be frozen and then cut.

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Truss-backed economists say minimum wage is ‘destroying jobs’ and call for cut

Plans to increase the minimum wage will be a ‘significant drag on the economy’, according to The Growth Commission.

France 24

Protests and clashes continue in Bangladesh over garment workers' wage demands

Bangladesh's garment worker unions have rejected a 56 percent minimum wage increase made by a government-appointed board on Tuesday, saying it doesn't cover basic living expenses. On Wednesday, clashes with police erupted in a garment industry hub on the outskirts of Dhaka, leading to the death of one worker. In…

The Independent UK

Bangladesh raises monthly minimum wage for garment workers to $113 following weeks of protests

Authorities in Bangladesh have announced a new minimum wage for garment factory workers after weeks of violent protests

The Guardian - UK

Workers for fast fashion brands fear starvation as they fight for higher wages

Garment workers in Bangladesh making clothes for UK brands say plans to increase their pay to £92 a month is not enough to survive

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Bangkok Post

Minimum wage to rise next month

The minimum daily wage will be raised by the end of next month, but the new rate won’t reach the 400 baht promised by Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin previously, Labour Minister Pipat Ratchakitprakarn said on Monday.

The Hindu

Only three e-commerce platforms have minimum wage policy: study

Grim working conditions for India's gig workers revealed by Fairwork India's fifth annual study across 12 e-commerce platforms. Only three platforms had minimum wage policy, two had external audits to check for biases, and none provided living wage. Five Fairwork principles examined, with two platforms not receiving any points. No…

The Guardian - UK

Real living wage rises to £12 an hour as cost of living crisis continues

The half a million workers whose employers pay the voluntary real living wage will earn £3,000 a year above the minimum wage

Ballotpedia

Chevron meets ESG

The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law.

The Guardian - UK

Steakhouse chain Miller & Carter criticised as waiting staff lose out on tips to up pay for chefs

Payments intended as way to share tips but some waiting staff losing ‘hundreds of pounds a month’

The Conversation

Kenya's cost of living crisis: expert unpacks what's driving it and what should be done

Kenyans are grappling with the high cost of living. Policy analyst Adan Shibia led a technical team that prepared a recent report on the state of Kenya’s economy. We asked him to unpack what’s driving costs, who’s affected and what can be done about it.

The Guardian - US

‘I don’t think it’s too much’: Waffle House workers push for $25 an hour

Workers in US south call for higher minimum wage and end to automatic meal deduction charges from paychecks in petition

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