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Hong Kong's low-paid workers find little to celebrate about as new minimum wage formula gets nod

Thirteen years after statutory minimum wage introduced, a new formula that bars any rate cuts in future has been approved. ....

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Naohiro Yashiro | East Asia Forum

Naohiro Yashiro is specially appointed Professor at Showa Women’s University. Yashiro’s notable contributions span various fields, including labour economics, social security and the Japanese economy. As former president of the Japan Center for Economic Research and a member of influential advisory boards such as the Regulatory Reform Committee and the Council of Economic and Fiscal Policy, Yashiro has played a key role in shaping economic policies in Japan. Yashiro’s research, published in both Japanese and English, covers topics like the economic effects of aging, health care issues and the regulatory reform. Yashiro has a Doctor in Philosophy in economics from the University of Maryland. ....

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1,200 Pizza Hut Drivers Cut by California's $20 Minimum Wage

California's $20 minimum wage spurs layoffs of 1,200 Pizza Hut drivers, showing how such laws drive up prices and reduce job opportunities. ....

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4 Ways Americans Would Shoulder Impact of $17 Minimum Wage

A bill to raise the federal minimum wage to $17 would bring job losses, higher prices and interest rates, and budget deficits, the CBO says. ....

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Paid family leave is much-needed by Minnesota workers - Detroit Lakes Tribune | News, weather, sports from Detroit Lakes, Minnesota

It borders on barbaric that low income workers would need to choose between losing their salary and the well-being of self and loved ones. ....

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