Vanuatu to get a significant wage increase

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Updated October 16, 2008 11:40:07

The minimum wage in Vanuatu has increased significantly. Workers will now be entitled to 244 US dollars a month, instead of 188 dollars. However, the Vanuatu Council of Trade Unions says the increase isn't enough to offset the high cost of living.

Helene Hofman
Speaker: Chairman of the Vanuatu Minimum Wage Board, Makie Similum; Secretary for the Vanuatu Council of Trade Unions, Charles Calo.

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