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Workers at a shrimp factory in Vietnam. Photo credit: Duy Khuong/Oxfam

Southeast Asia urged to lift minimum wages, end 'race to the bottom'

One in every four people is poor despite the region's high levels of trade and investment, Oxfam says

People take the stairs at the central business district in Singapore August 8, 2016.

High wages flash recession warnings in Singapore

  "It squeezes firms' profit margins and erodes exporters' ability to compete."

Workers leave a construction site in Beijing's central business district, China, July 15, 2016.

China will struggle to maintain growth pace for wages: statistics bureau

  Companies face pressure from rising expenses and weakening demand

Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Lynden, Washington, U.S., May 7, 2016.

Trump changes tune on tax hikes for wealthy Americans

  "I would like to see an increase [in the minimum wage] of some magnitude. But I'd rather leave it to the states...

Current minimum wage only coves 75 percent of workers' basic demands, according to the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor. Photo: Diep Duc Minh

Vietnam’s labor unions press on with campaign for higher wage increase

The National Wage Council last month proposed a 12.4 percent bump, but labor unions want more

The current wage only covers 75 percent of a worker's basic life demands. Photo: Thu Hang

Labor unions unhappy as mediators solve wage dispute with 12 pct increase

The unions say they will keep fighting for a bigger raise to help cover basic demands for workers

Vietnam mulls lowest minimum-wage bump in 3 years

Vietnam mulls lowest minimum-wage bump in 3 years

"Even if labor productivity is not as high in Vietnam, this low level of productivity does not justify the low wages...

A civil cervant at work at the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Planning and Investment. Photo: Kha Hoa

Vietnam’s public wages too low, cover a third of basic needs: official

The current basic salary is around US$54 per month

In this file photo, used for illustrative purpose only, a Vietnamese teacher teaches English at a foreign language center in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Dao Ngoc Thach

Teaching English in Saigon: At what cost is paradise?

English Language Teaching employment in Vietnam is defined by scapegoating, exploitation, and subcontracting.

Bank employees delivering currency in Hanoi. Photo: AFP

Wages in finance, banking sectors highest in Vietnam: ILO

Workers in financial services, banking and insurance are the highest wage earners in Vietnam, according to a report issued Friday by...

Workers and businesses alike warn against Vietnam's planned minimum wage hike

Workers and businesses alike warn against Vietnam's planned minimum wage hike

A proposed minimum wage hike has drawn criticism from those who fear it will accelerate inflation and raise the cost of doing...

Vietnam's government is expected to spend up to $1.55 billion next year on a wage hike for 1.8 million of the lowest-paid government employees. Photo: Anh Vu

Vietnam to raise pensions, public sector wages by $1.55 billion

Vietnam's National Assembly approved a financial package that will raise pension payments and welfare subsidies as well as the minimum wage...

Workers at the Stella shoe factory in Hai Phong went on strike on November 12, 2014. Photo credit: Tuoi Tre

1,000 workers strike for better wages in Hai Phong

Nearly 1,000 shoe factory workers in the northern port city of Hai Phong struck on Tuesday morning to demand better...

Workers eat food on their lunch break in Hanoi. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has given the go-ahead to the increase in Vietnam’s minimum monthly salary by between VND250,000-VND400,000 (US$12-$19) starting next year. Photo credit: Bloomberg

Vietnam approves minimum-wage hike of 15 percent in 2015

  Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has given the go-ahead to the increase in Vietnam’s minimum monthly salary by between VND250,000-VND400,000...

Workers from Tay Ninh Province-based Korean laundry Doosol Vina meet with local officials to ask about their wages and insurance premiums after the company shut down in this photo from Tay Ninh Social Insurance’s website.

Korean firm in southern Vietnam shuts, owes $2 mil in wages, other debts

Police in Tay Ninh Province are seeking to ban a South Korean from leaving Vietnam after his company shut down despite...
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