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Nor does Germany with some of the best working conditions in the world...

• jtedward 9y ago
  Germany recently got one.
• falcolas 9y ago
  What Germany does have is a better social safety net so such minimums are not required to pay for basic needs. A minimum wage worker in the US is likely working 2-3 such jobs to cover food, rent, and other such necessities.
  • thehardsphere 9y ago
    Minimums weren't imposed help people to meet basic needs. They were imposed to keep Chinese immigrants from participating in the labor market.
    • falcolas 9y ago
      I would be super curious to look at the source on that. And, for whatever reason they were imposed, they are currently used to help people meet those basic needs. Should there be another mechanism to help people meet those needs? I think so, but that's another discussion topic entirely.
• germanier 9y ago
  Germany introduced a general minimum wage of 8.50€ in 2015 (since raised to 8.84€). Before that there were (and still are) many union-negotiated sector-specific minimum wage rules (same as in the Nordic countries) but they haven't covered all low-wage sectors.