In less than three weeks, Hawaii’s minimum wage will be going up to $7.75 an hour—fifty cents higher than it is now. By January 2018, the minimum wage in the state will be $10.10 an hour. A much different level of a minimum wage was the focus of demonstrations this week in Indonesia. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in today’s Asia Minute.
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Indonesia’s Minimum Wage
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