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Chile's congress approves minimum wage hike

FILE PHOTO: Chile's President Gabriel Boric attends a news conference with foreign correspondents at La Moneda Palace in Santiago, Chile March 14, 2022. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado

Chile's congress voted to approve an increase in the minimum wage on Wednesday as the Andean country struggles with soaring inflation.

Chile's lower house supported adjustments made by the senate and 139 members of the 155-member house voted to approve the 14.3% hike in minimum wage, which now awaits President Gabriel Boric's signature.

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