Lai Administration Raises Minimum Wage, But Not Likely to Correct Structural Inequalities

The Minimum Wage Deliberation Committee announced late last month that the minimum wage will be increased from 29,500 NT to 30,900 NT. This will mean an hourly increase in the minimum wage from 196 NT to 205 NT. The change is expected to impact 2.61 million people, including 414,400 migrant workers…