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Written question asked by Michael Meacher (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 12 March 1996. It was answered by John M Taylor (Conservative) on Tuesday, 12 March 1996 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.


Dept of Trade and Industry

Question
If he will list the total number of workers in receipt of the national minimum wage in (a) the USA, (b) Japan, (c) Australia, (d) Canada, (e) New Zealand and (f) each EU state; and what percentage this represents of the total workforce in employment in (a) to (f). - The Government do not collect this information, and believe it could be made available only at disproportionate cost.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
20318; 273 c522W
Session
1995-96
Subjects
Australia Canada EU countries Japan Minimum wage New Zealand USA
Contains statistics
Yes