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living wage

noun

as in minimum wage

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Recent Examples on the Web Government contracts should lead to high quality jobs, through prevailing wage requirements, living wage laws, or other measures. —

Terri Gerstein, New York Daily News, 23 July 2024 Only 4 percent of companies were found to pay employees a living wage, and only 3 percent currently comply with the International Labor Organization’s (ILO) standards on working hours. —

Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 2 July 2024 Its garment workers are paid a living wage and much of its fabric is deadstock. —

Maggie Zhou, refinery29.com, 6 Mar. 2024 The move would bring the city’s minimum closer to the $22.10 per hour living wage for Tarrant County, according to a study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. —

Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for living wage

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