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Indonesia / Minimum Wage / Workers protest on delay in implementing minimum wage
Hundreds of workers from the Indonesian Metal Workers Federation (FSPMI) Batam branch staged a protest at the Batam administration region office on Wednesday. They urged the local government to quickly implement the 2013 monthly minimum wage (UMK), rejected by the Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo). There was a heavy police and military presence at the demonstration. … Continue reading
New Mexico / Voters might decide if minimum wage is indexed
Lawmakers are considering a proposal to allow voters to decide whether New Mexico’s minimum wage should be increased annually for inflation. The House Labor and Human Resources Committee has scheduled a hearing Tuesday on the proposed constitutional amendment. The measure is sponsored by the committee’s chairman, Democratic Rep. Miguel Garcia of Albuquerque. The state’s minimum … Continue reading
South Africa / New minimum to take effect from March 1
The new rate, R36 more than the current minimum wage of R69 a day, would take effect from March 1. “The new minimum wage… is R105 per day for employees who work nine hours a day, or R11.66 per hour, R525 weekly, or R2274.82 per month,” Oliphant told reporters in Pretoria. This new sectoral determination would … Continue reading
Guyana / Minimum wage overdue, says FITUG
The Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG), representing some 30,000 workers, has welcomed the government’s “somewhat overdue” plans to set a national wage. Choosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor from via Minimum wage overdue, says FITUG – Stabroek News – Georgetown, Guyana.
Korea / Minimum wage raised at 38,880 Korean won for eight hours of work a day
Korea has raised the minimum wage for all workers, including foreign workers under its Employment Permit System, the Department of Labor and Employment said. DOLE Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz cited a report from Philippine Overseas Labor Office Korea head Felicitas Bay that the new rate is 5.76 percent higher from last year. “The new rate represents … Continue reading
A lower minimum wage for trainees in Washington state ?
Washington state has the highest state minimum wage in the nation, but a new bill being considered by lawmakers would allow some employers to pay a lower “training wage” to new employees for a certain period of time. The measure heard before the Senate Commerce & Labor Committee on Wednesday would establish a special training … Continue reading
Indonesia / 47 Firms out of 941 Exempted From Minimum Wage Rise
Forty-seven companies are exempt from having to pay their employees the new minimum wage, Manpower Minister Muhaimin Iskandar said on Monday. Speaking at a hearing at the House of Representatives, Muhaimin said the 47 firms, out of 941 who asked for an exemption, were the only ones to have been approved. He added that many … Continue reading
Romania / Minimum wage to rise to RON 800 / month
The minimum wage in Romania is to rise in two stages this year to reach RON 800 per month (just under EUR 184 at the current exchange rate), according to local news agency Mediafax. Choosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor from Sources: Minimum wage to rise in two RON 50 stages in Romania.
Minesota / Debate touches on pros and cons of raising state minimum wage
Some of the first bills introduced at the Minnesota Legislature this year would raise the state’s minimum wage, which has not increased since 2005. The federal standard of $7.25 an hour applies to people who work for large companies or companies that engage in interstate commerce. The state minimum wage for the smallest businesses is … Continue reading
Bali / Tripartite committee to recommend minimum wage
The Bali provincial administration plans to set minimum wages on the island based on the business sector by the end of this year, saying that the policy would ensure better livelihoods for workers on the island. “The provincial administration is willing to issue this regulation by the end of 2013 and therefore it can be … Continue reading
Thailand / From Cambodia to get minimum wage
Thailand’s Bt300 minimum wage has attracted Khmer workers to leave Cambodia to work here in Thailand, causing Cambodia itself to have a labour shortage and to try to recruit Thai workers. Currently Cambodia is amid the cassava harvest season but as many Cambodian workers are now employed in Thailand due to the incentive of a … Continue reading
Indonesia / Minimum Wage / A Task Force to Anticipate Labor Layoffs
The Manpower and Transmigration Ministry has established a task force to monitor the threat of job dismissals following the implementation of monthly minimum wage standards considered as too burdensome by industries, the ministry said on Wednesday. “Our task force is continuously monitoring, so that not a single job dismissal takes place because of the rising … Continue reading
Rwanda / Minimum Wage / Survey commissioned to set new rate
THE MINISTRY of Public Service and Labour in partnership with the National Institute of Statistics (NIS), is collecting data which will help the government determine the new minimum wage. Currently, the 1974 Labour Law is still in force. And this means the minimum wage is Rwf100 per day. With this, Trade Unions say that there … Continue reading
Minimum wage set for Saudisation programme
Saudi Arabia has set a minimum wage of SAR3,000 (US$800) for employees to be considered Saudi nationals under the Gulf state’s Saudisation programme, the Ministry of Labour said. Saudi nationals earning SAR1,500 will be viewed as “half workers” under the Nitaqat programme while those earning less will not be included in saudisation quotas from February … Continue reading
Indonesia / Pressure on Nike suppliers for paying minimum wages
The battle over factory pay in Indonesia is intensifying, with vocal local trade unions joining hands with a US non-governmental organisation to pressure Nike suppliers into paying minimum wages. A yawning gap is opening up between employers, who argue that hefty minimum wage increases are destroying their profitability, and trade unions, who argue that wages … Continue reading
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