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J.D. Vance's Incoherent Argument for Higher Minimum Wages

Vance thinks that jobs lost because of incompetent central planning don't matter—but that jobs lost to immigrants do.

Reason

Almost half of all Latina tipped workers live near or under the poverty line

A study by the National Women's Law Center also shows that Hispanic women are significantly overrepresented in the tipped workforce

Latin Times

Dogged By Strays, Kosovo Capital Pays People To Adopt Them

The mayor of Kosovo's capital is offering to pay people nearly a third of the country's minimum wage every month if they adopt a dog in a novel bid to clear packs of strays from the streets.

International Business Times

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Fast Food Industry Struggles With Minimum Wage Impact

The impact of California's minimum wage on fast food businesses, leading to closures, rising prices, and changing consumer perceptions.

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NYC comptroller: Food delivery apps are blaming minimum pay for inflation. It's baloney

Uber Eats, DoorDash, and Grubhub together average about 2.6 million deliveries a week in New York, both before and after the rate increase.

Fortune

'Quit Or Accept Minimum Wage': Chinese Company's Ultimatum To 1000 Autoworkers As EV Sales Drop

A Chinese car factory facing weak sales offered workers a choice: Resign or take minimum wage until business improves. This affects 1,000 employees.

International Business Times UK

Why are Nigeria’s worker unions up in arms?

Unions are engaged in negotiations with the government as they demand rise in minimum wages amid cost of living crisis.

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Boohoo investors seek £100m in damages after minimum wage row

Legal move follows share price plunge after 2020 reports of company paying workers as little as £3.50 an hour

The Guardian - UK

Nigeria Unions In Talks On Second Day Of Strike

Nigerian union leaders on Tuesday held talks over a government offer to increase the minimum wage on the second day of a nationwide strike that has disrupted flights and closed down public offices.

International Business Times

Nigeria's unions launch indefinite general strike in bid to raise minimum wage

Nigeria's unions have launched an indefinite general strike in a bid to raise the minimum wage. The government's current offer is 60,000 naira a month, or approximately €37. The country is grappling with the fallout from the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation. Strikers kicked off the standoff in Lagos…

France 24

Wages bump unlikely to concern Reserve Bank: economists

A 3.75 per cent boost to minimum wages and awards will deliver a small real gain to millions of Australian workers without throwing fuel on the inflation fire.

AAP

Nigeria Union Strike Shuts Power Grid, Schools, Disrupts Flights

Nigerian labour unions shut down the national power grid and disrupted flights Monday as they began an indefinite strike that closed schools and public offices after failing to strike a new minimum wage deal with the government.

International Business Times

Former ADF chief to report on Zomi Frankcom’s Gaza aid convoy death in ‘coming weeks’ – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Blaming lowest-paid workers for inflation 'disgusting'

Australia's lowest-paid workers, who will soon receive a 3.75 per cent pay bump, should not be blamed for continued inflation challenges, a minister says.

AAP

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California's $20 Fast Food Minimum Wage Law Is Already Having Disastrous Unintended Consequences

Many have seen their hours reduced—or have lost their jobs entirely.

Marie Claire

Princess Kate Once Had a Very Normal Job While a College Student—One She Admits She Was “Terrible” At Doing

“You might not imagine that the future Queen and an everyday minimum wage job go hand in hand.”

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Thailand To Raise Daily Minimum Wage To 400 Baht

Thailand to raise daily minimum wage to 400 baht in October to improve living standards and address income inequality.

Radio France Internationale

France's top CEOs earn 130 times more than their employees, says Oxfam

Anti-poverty charity Oxfam has called for a new law to combat the "indecent" gap between the salaries of France's highest-paid company executives and their staff, after its annual report revealed disparities were growing and an increasing number of people are living on the minimum wage.

The Guardian - UK

P&O Ferries seafarers told they will benefit from new French pay rules

Rivals had feared P&O could challenge legislation closing loopholes that allowed low wages

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