Earlier this month, hundreds of workers in East Timor marched calling for an increase to the minimum wage. The minimum wage has not been revised since 2012 and is only around 50% of what an average family needs to live on. East Timor is a relatively young nation where workers have struggled to organise to be able to win living wages and good working conditions (see here, here and here).
Earlier this month, hundreds of workers in East Timor marched calling for an increase to the minimum wage. The minimum wage has not been revised since 2012 and is only around 50% of what an average family needs to live on. East Timor is a relatively young nation where workers have struggled to organise to be able to win living wages and good working conditions (see here, here and here).