Geneva, Switzerland adopts what s believed to be the highest minimum wage in the world: $25 an hour
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(CNN) Voters in Geneva, Switzerland, have agreed to introduce a minimum wage in the canton that is the equivalent of $25 an hour believed to be the highest in the world.
According to government data, 58% of voters in the canton were in favor of the initiative to set the minimum wage at 23 Swiss francs an hour, which was backed by a coalition of labor unions and aimed at fighting poverty, favoring social integration, and contributing to the respect of human dignity.