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The Minimum Wage in England: The Low Pay Commission Web site
The
Low Pay Commission is Great Britain's official advisory group for the national minimum wage, in place since 1999. In
addition to information on the regular increases in the wage and on Britain's youth wages, the site includes research studies on
a wide range of minimum wage issues.
Worldwide Minimum Wages. Wikipedia
From the on-line encyclopedia, a table of the minimum
wages in more than 60 other countries.
Minimum Wage Database
A global database maintained by the International Labour Office,
based in Switzerland. The search process takes getting used to but yields loads of information on the
wage-setting procedures and other legalities, as well as minimum wage levels, for most countries.
Recent minimum wage changes and debates in Canada, where minimum wages are set by the individual provinces
and most are in the $8.00 range. (The Canadian dollar currently equals about 98 American cents.)
Twelve EU countries increase minimum wages. just4business.eu
A brief summary of recent changes. February 2008
Germany, which until now has had only industry-negotiated minimum
wages, prepares to impose its first national one on postal workers. December 2007
Japan aims to up minimum wage to boost economy. Reuters
The Japanese government leaves the amount of the increase up
to regional committees but raises the fines for employer violations. Background on the minimum wage in Japan.
March 2007
Tanzanian employers against minimum wage increase. nationmedia.com
The problems of minimum wage consultation is an economically strained
nation. January 2008
Despite a new minimum wage, the garment factories where
1.8 million Bangladeshis work are frequent sites of protest.
As oil-rich Gulf states import domestic workers and construction workers from south Asian countries, the
sending countries are increasingly setting a precedent by establishing minimum wages for their workers abroad.
Meanwhile the mid-east nations themselves wrestle with the question of whether to set wage minimums for the first time.
Chile: One Million Workers Do Not Make Minimum Wage. The Santiago Times
A study shows that nearly 15% of the labor force earns below the minimum,
in a nation where wage inequality is currently a hot political topic. September 2007
Differential minimum wages in Colombia. RGE Monitor
Colombia's proposal for different minimum wage increases in different
sectors of the economy, and an analysis of the difficulties in the measuring of inflation and productivity changes by
sector that such a change would require. November 2007
The Effects of Legal Minimum Wages in Costa Rica. T.H. Ginding, Katherine Terrell, and Justine Wagner.
A 2003 study of minimum wage impact in Costa Rica, where minimum
wages are different for different occupations, as in many countries, and are relatively high. The effects on employment
rates reported here are in line with conventional estimates.
The Effect of the Minimum Wage in the Formal and Informal Sectors in Brazil. Sara Lemos
A 2004 study of the minimum wage's effects on Brazilian workers
in both conventional jobs and casual employment.
The Intriguing Relation between Adult Minimum Wage and Child Labour. Kaushik Basu
A 2000 paper that explores the degree to which an increase in the adult minimum wage in a developing
country will lead to an increase in child labor (as a result of greater employment or a rise in real wages) or to a decrease
(as a result of unemployment).
The Consequences of Doubling the Minimum Wage: The Case of Indonesia. Martin Rama
In the early 1990s, the minimum wage in Indonesia doubled.
This abstract summarizes the employment effects of the change.
Canadian Social Research Links
Links to a wide variety of sources about the minimum wage in the Canadian provinces.
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