Ankara, Turkey - Turkish government has announced a 34 percent increase in the monthly minimum wage, effective from July 1. The decision was reached by the minimum wage assessment commission, following negotiations between workers and employers, according to Labour Minister Vedat Isikhan. The new minimum wage will amount to a...
Turkey raises minimum wage as inflation spirals out of control
Turkey on Friday substantially raised the minimum wage for the second time in a year to cushion the blow from soaring cost of living increases ahead of next year's general election.
Lebanon families ‘spend 5 times minimum wage’ on food
The Mediterranean country is battling what the World Bank has described as one of the planet's worst financial crises since the 1850s
Lebanon families spend 5 times minimum wage on food alone, says study
A family of five in Lebanon is spending more than 3.5 million Lebanese pounds a month on food
