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A look at minimum wage in India and around the world
Last updated on: February 18, 2013 07:00 IST
Image: A restaurant in downtown Rome, Italy.
Photographs: Stefano Rellandini/Reuters
While most of us don't have to worry about minimum wage, there are many for whom minimum wage is crucial. In India, the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, provides for fixation and enforcement of minimum wages in respect of scheduled employments.
Although the National Floor Level of Minimum Wage has fixed the amount, respective state governments have been empowered to independently fix minimum wages, which means disparities between wages in neighbouring states are common.
Let's take a look at minimum wage in India and around the world.
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Image: A foodcourt at a shopping mall in Mumbai.
Photographs: Vivek Prakash/Reuters
India
Minimum wage: Rs 115 ($2.13)
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Image: A shopping complex in Melbourne.
Photographs: Mick Tsikas/Reuters
Australia
Minimum wage: $15.75
Global rank: 1
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Image: A view of the city of Luxembourg.
Photographs: Laurent Dubrule/Reuters
Luxembourg
Minimum wage: $14.21
Global rank: 2
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Image: A man rides a Velib, a self-service public bicycle, at the Champs de Mars near the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
Photographs: John Schults/Reuters
France
Minimum wage: $12.55
Global rank: 3
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Image: A woman cycles past the 'Coffee To Get Her' restaurant near Dublin city centre, which becomes a bar and club in the evenings.
Photographs: Cathal McNaughton/Reuters
Ireland
Minimum wage: $12.03
Global rank: 4
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Image: A view of Brussels' Royal Galleries of Saint Hubert.
Photographs: Sebastien Pirlet/Reuters
Belgium
Minimum wage: $11.92
Global rank: 5
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Image: Cyclists visit a Dutch tulip field in Noordwijk.
Photographs: Michael Kooren/Reuters
The Netherlands
Minimum wage: $11.38
Global rank: 6
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Image: A view of central Auckland.
Photographs: Stefan Wermuth/Reuters
New Zealand
Minimum wage: $10.22
Global rank: 7
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Image: Toronto's Eaton Centre, a shopping mall.
Photographs: Stringer/Reuters
Canada
Minimum wage: $9.76
Global rank: 8
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Image: Pedestrians walk along Oxford Street in London.
Photographs: Paul Hackett/Reuters
The United Kingdom
Minimum wage: $9.57
Global rank: 9
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Image: A woman works next to a sale sign at a shopping district in Tokyo.
Photographs: Toru Hanai/Reuters
Japan
Minimum wage: $9.16
Global rank: 10
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Image: A woman shops inside Macy's Manhattan department store in New York.
Photographs: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters
The United States
Minimum wage: $9.00
Global rank: 11
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Image: People walk past a cafe in Tel Aviv.
Photographs: Sharon Perry/Reuters
Israel
Minimum wage: $6.40
Global rank: 12
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Image: Girls make their way to church on St Stephen's Day in Srednja Vas, Slovenia.
Photographs: Srdjan Zivulovi/Reuters
Slovenia
Minimum wage: $5.97
Global rank: 13
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Image: A hotel's roof garden with the Acropolis hill in the background in central Athens.
Photographs: John Kolesidis/Reuters
Greece
Minimum wage: $5.79
Global rank: 14
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Image: A cafe in Madrid.
Photographs: Andrea Comas/Reuters
Spain
Minimum wage: $5.13
Global rank: 15
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Image: Part of Gangnam area is seen down the Han River in Seoul.
Photographs: Lee Jae-Won/Reuters
South Korea
Minimum wage: $3.90
Global rank: 16
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Image: Tourists at the Lisbon old downtown in front of the Tagus riverside.
Photographs: Jose Manuel Ribeiro/Reuters
Portugal
Minimum wage: $3.88
Global rank: 17
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Image: Istanbul's financial district.
Photographs: Murad Sezer/Reuters
Turkey
Minimum wage: $2.81
Global rank: 18
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Image: People slide down a snow covered Petrin hill in Prague.
Photographs: David W Cerny/Reuters
The Czech Republic
Minimum wage: $2.72
Global rank: 19
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Image: A view of the Polish Parliament building in Warsaw.
Photographs: Slawomir Kaminski/Agencja Gazeta/Reuters
Poland
Minimum wage: $2.69
Global rank: 20
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Image: A view of Strane pod Tatrami village from the Roma settlement below the Tatra mountains in Slovakia.
Photographs: Petr Josek/Reuters
Slovakia
Minimum wage: $2.53
Global rank: 21
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Image: A view of Budapest.
Photographs: Bernadett Szabo/Reuters
Hungary
Minimum wage: $2.24
Global rank: 22
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Image: View of Estonia's capital Tallinn.
Photographs: Ints Kalnins/Reuters
Estonia
Minimum wage: $2.22
Global rank: 23
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Image: Ice skaters on a rink in Mexico City's Zocalo square.
Photographs: Edgard Garrido/Reuters
Mexico
Minimum wage: $0.58
Global rank: 24
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