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South African national minimum wage will prove elusive

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SOUTH AFRICA

Due to take effect on May 1, it would introduce a single wage floor set at 20.0 rand (1.5 dollars) per hour. The NMW is a significant departure from current minimum wage…

Mexican government faces wage conundrum

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MEXICO

The government is under pressure to raise the minimum wage.

Cross-border ASEAN trade union cooperation to grow

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ASEAN

ASEAN integration and labour unions.

Temer would seek orthodox policy turn in Brazil

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BRAZIL

The impeachment process will now be sent to the Senate. If a majority of the 81 senators accept its continuation, Rousseff will be suspended initially for 180 days while the…

Basic income will prove difficult to adopt globally

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INTERNATIONAL

Implementation of an universal basic income.

Parties will raise Turkish voters' economic hopes

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TURKEY

Parties' pre-election promises on the economy.

Australia state revenue shortfalls may hit extractives

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AUSTRALIA

Politics of Australian GST revenue distribution.

Brazil policies focus on short-term poverty responses

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BRAZIL

The pandemic has worsened the living conditions of vulnerable people. Governmental emergency aid has temporarily lifted people out of poverty, but declining income gains, high…

Albanian opposition will struggle to make headway

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ALBANIA

The cost-of-living crisis in Albania and PS’s declining appeal should help the opposition make significant gains in the local elections scheduled for next May. However, PD’s…

Buhari offers few answers to Nigeria's economic woes

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NIGERIA

While Buhari is likely to largely follow his previous term’s economic agenda, a squeezed fiscal space, including sizable debt service payments, will test the ability of the ruling…