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Push to increase Vietnam's minimum wage gains traction

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Published Wed, Apr 6, 2022 · 09:50 PM

    Hanoi

    THE purchasing power of Vietnam's minimum wage is sinking amid rising prices of essential goods, a by-product of the Russia-led war in Ukraine and the fallout from Covid-19 supply chain issues.

    But raising the minimum wage is a contentious issue with businesses still struggling to recover from prolonged lockdowns.

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