much bang per buck?Australia may have the highest hourly minimum wage in the world, but it’s also one... lawmakers to raise the US minimum wage.In a speech made earlier this month, Obama said: “For over a decade ……

minimum wage in the world, it is also one of the most expensive places to live, according to The Economist... to increase their hourly pay to $15 (91.8 yuan) from the current federal (联邦的) minimum wage of $7.25 ……

US President Obama’s proposal to raise the US minimum wage to $9 (55 yuan) an hour would still..., according to a CNN report.The report lists minimum wages from several countries. The world’s highest ……

, Xinhua reported.Shanghai ranks highest in China in terms of minimum wage. Workers in the city are now entitled (有权) to get a minimum of 1,820 yuan per month and 17 yuan as an hourly wage. Beijing ……

维生工资Global wealth is rapidly concentrating at the tip-top of the social *pyramid. The world’s 62 richest billionaires own as much wealth as half of the world’s population, said a report from the anti ……

脱贫之道More than three-quarters of Swiss voters rejected a plan to create the world’s highest minimum hourly wage on May 18, AP reported. The intended wage, 22 Swiss Francs/hour (154 yuan), would have ……

called for raising the federal minimum wage (联邦最低工资) to $9 an hour from $7.25, which was the level set in 2009, according to BBC. Compared with other rich nations, the US minimum wage looks ……

.The world’s average wage, according to the report, was $1,480 per month. The highest earners were... $656. That placed the Chinese mainland 57th, with less than half the world’s average wage.Why are all ……

to be a worrying world trend.The gap between the richest and the poorest is at a 30-year high in developed.... And the working hours of lower-wage workers have fallen more sharply than those of high-wage earners ……

rise is on the way. Following a 30 percent wage increase from July 1, the world’s largest electronics... of performance will get an additional (额外的) 66 percent pay raise beginning October 1.The wage increase comes ……

in the world weren’t very well paid. Just last week Nobby Stiles, who won the World Cup with England, was forced to sell his medals to pay for his retirement. Up until 1961 a maximum wage existed ……

through, he agreed to a buy-out of part of his contract and to accept a lower wage. He hopes the move will improve his chances of playing for England at the 2010 World Cup. Beckham will return to the US ……

the world. Paris was followed by Toronto, Los Angeles, Chicago and Berlin. Shanghai ranked 22 on the list.The Youthful Cities Affordability index took several things in consideration: minimum wage (最低 ……

从农场到餐桌The World Health Organization (WHO) launched World Health Day 2015 on April 7 under the theme “From farm to plate, make food safe”, AFP reported. Millions of people around the world wage ……

structure of electronics production in China.Following a 30 percent wage increase from July 1, the world... standards would also get an additional 66 percent pay raise beginning October 1.The wage increase ……