Chile’s Boric announces US$3.7 billion in social aid and an increase in the minimum wage
Chile's President Gabriel Boric on Thursday announced US$3.7 billion in social aid and a project to raise the minimum wage...
April 8, 2022Topic
minimum wage
Bolsonaro announces 10.18% increase in Brazil’s minimum wage in 2022
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced Thursday his decision to raise the minimum wage in Brazil by 10.18%, from the current
December 31, 2021
Minimum wage to support a family in Brazil should be R$5,900 (US$1,100) – Dieese
the minimum wage sufficient to support a family of four, with two adults and two children, in November should..
December 10, 2021
Brazil Reduces 2018 Minimum Wage Forecast to R$969
The review of economic projections for 2018 led the government to reduce the minimum wage for the coming year last...
August 16, 2017
Brazil Raises 2017 Monthly Minimum Wage to R$937
Despite the financial troubles facing the country, Brazil’s federal government announced that as of January 1, 2017 the minimum wage...
December 30, 2016
Brazil’s Government Raises Monthly Minimum Wage to R$880
The 11.6 percent increase will impact directly on more than 40 million workers and retirees who receive minimum wage.
December 30, 2015
Food Basics More Expensive in Seventeen Brazilian Cities
Food is more expensive in seventeen out of eighteen cities in Brazil, a recent survey by the Department of Statistics...
May 8, 2015
Brazil’s President Rousseff on Social Media For Workers’ Day
Administration says Rousseff is trying new venues from which to talk to Brazilian workers about jobs, minimum wage and outsourcing.
May 1, 2015
President Rousseff Announces Welfare Reform: Daily
Dilma Rousseff, the current president of Brazil, has declared that there will be changes to the ‘Bolsa Familia’ program.
May 2, 2014