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Study: California’s $20 minimum wage barely raised prices—and proved economists wrong about job loss

“The results are nowhere as dire as predicted,” Berkeley’s Michael Reich told Fortune.

Fortune

‘They want to keep denying us our rights’: workers in Vermont’s $5.4bn dairy industry fight for basic labor protections

Migrant labor fuels much of Vermont’s dairy industry, but workers are exempt from minimum wage rules, overtime protections and the right to unionize

The Guardian - US

‘Targets keep rising, but our salaries don’t’: Inside the Noida workers’ protest

Since last Thursday, hundreds of contractual workers in Noida have blockaded roads near the NSEZ metro station, demanding a minimum wage of Rs 20,000, compensation for unpaid overtime, and safe working conditions. The protests turned violent on Monday, resulting in 300 arrests and 7 FIRs as police stepped up patrols…

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Surging oil prices spark protest in Haiti as workers demand salary increases

More than 1,000 workers have organized a protest in Haiti’s capital to demand a higher minimum wage as the conflict in Iran deepens and drives up oil prices

The Independent UK

Noida workers protested for days over one basic demand. Then came the violence

Since Thursday last week, hundreds of contractual workers blockaded the main road next to the NSEZ metro station in Noida. They stood in the sun demanding one thing: a minimum wage of Rs 20,000.

Newslaundry

Venezuela police use tear gas against protesters demanding better pay and pensions

The monthly minimum wage in Venezuela is 130 bolivars (€0.23), unchanged since 2022, and roughly 330 times lower than the UN poverty line of $3 (€2.56) a day.

Euronews

Boss of Leon says Labour is ‘killing the restaurant industry’

More than 1,000 restaurants close each year as employers are hit with rises in the minimum wage, national living wage, national insurance contributions and pension auto-enrolment

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Virginia’s 2026 Minimum Wage Increase Takes Effect: New Pay Rates Explained

Virginia’s minimum wage just got a shake-up, and it’s actually worth paying attention to. Since January 1, 2026, people across the Commonwealth have seen employers paying at least $12.77 per hour. That’s a noticeable jump from a few years ago and a move that will tangibly shift take-home pay for…

Everybody Loves Your Money

The CA 2026 Wage Hike Is Here: Check Your Paycheck For These New Minimums

The numbers on a paycheck tell a story, and in 2026, that story just got a plot twist. California didn’t just tweak its minimum wage—it kept the pressure on rising costs with another increase that pushes paychecks a little higher across the board. That means more money per hour for…

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Minimum Wage 2026 Rises to £12.71 from April as Pay Boost Kicks In

Millions of UK workers will benefit from a pay increase as the National Living Wage rises to £12.71 per hour from April 2026, impacting employees aged 21 and over.

International Business Times UK

Two-thirds of UK hospitality businesses plan to cut jobs and one in seven will close, survey finds

Sector cites ‘billions of pounds in additional costs’ from new business rates and increase in minimum wage thresholds

The Guardian - UK

April to bring price hikes as Keir Starmer touts measures to ease cost of living

The Prime Minister pointed to a 7% drop in the price most households pay for energy from Wednesday.

Evening Standard

Wealth taxes on billionaires and $30 minimum wages are part of the same plan, advocate says. 'They should pay their fair share'

A new UC Berkeley poll shows most voters across party lines support taxing billionaires, just as a $30 minimum wage movement gains steam across the country.

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Chicago Progressives Voted To Freeze Minimum Wage Hikes for Restaurant Workers. Why Won't the Mayor Listen?

While eliminating the tipped wage may sound like a win on paper for waiters, the results have been disconcerting.

The Guardian - US

$30 an hour by 2030: new pushes to increase minimum wage in New York and California

Oakland and New York campaigns for $30 minimum wage gain steam as workers battle high costs and pushback

Everybody Loves Your Money

New York’s Proposed $30 Minimum Wage: What It Could Mean for Prices, Jobs, and Small Businesses

New York doesn’t do anything halfway, and this proposal proves it. A $30 minimum wage doesn’t just nudge the conversation forward—it throws it into overdrive. Numbers that once sounded like distant possibilities now sit front and center, forcing businesses, workers, and policymakers to rethink what “fair pay” actually looks like…

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War on Iran ‘making us all poorer’ but RBA may need to hike interest rates again, official warns

Comments come as the Albanese government said it would back an ‘economically sustainable’ above-inflation minimum wage rise

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Labor Backs Calls For 3 Million Aussies To Get An Above-Inflation Pay Rise: ‘Doing It Tough’

Labor is urging the Fair Work Commission to deliver an above-inflation minimum wage rise to help low‑paid workers cope with fuel costs.

Evening Standard

Travelodge says earnings squeezed by higher minimum wage and rent inflation

The budget hotel chain also reiterated its apology to a guest who was sexually assaulted by a man who was given a key card to her room in 2022.

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Unions urge five per cent pay rise as inflation bites

Employer groups warn a pay rise above inflation for minimum wage earners would only tip more fuel onto the fire as rising petrol prices worry the Reserve Bank.

The Guardian - US

Child labor violations rise in US – as Republicans still roll back protections

Nebraska, Indiana and West Virginia Republicans have all rolled back child labor regulations while the number of violations has risen fivefold in the last decade

The Conversation

South Africa’s gig economy workers set to get more protection under planned labour law reforms

South Africa’s minister of employment and labour has published a sweeping set of proposed amendments to the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, the Employment Equity Act and the National Minimum Wage Act.

Reason

Seattle's Minimum Wage Laws Backfired on Uber and Lyft. Now the Union Wants To Limit Drivers.

As demand for trips has plummeted in the wake of the wage hikes, the Drivers Union is trying to limit the number of gig workers on the road.

The Conversation

Seattle tried to guarantee higher pay for delivery drivers – here’s why it didn’t work as intended

If you’ve ever ordered food through DoorDash, Uber Eats or Instacart, you may have realized the person who delivers it isn’t a salaried employee. They’re gig workers – independent contractors who pick up delivery tasks through an app, get paid per delivery and have no guaranteed hours, benefits or minimum…

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