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By George Dwyer Washington, D.C. 31 July 2006 watch Living Wage report Lawmakers in the Midwest U.S. city of Chicago have approved a measure requiring large-scale discount stores to pay their employees a so-called living wage. As VOA's George Dwyer

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NOEL KING, HOST: A basic principle of economics is that when demand for something goes up, the cost of it goes up, too. So economists wonder why today's high demand for workers isn't translating into bigger increases in pay. Even Federal Reserve Chai

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I just want to have a job with a decent wage. 我只想要份有体面收入的工作。 图片1

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今天我们要学的词是 wage. Wage 作为动词,有发动的意思。A top CIA expert on Asia said that China is waging a quiet kind of cold war against the United States. 中央情报局一位亚洲问题专家说,中国正在对美国发动一

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by Michael W. Flynn First, a disclaimer: Although I am an attorney, the legal information in this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for seeking personalized legal advice from an attorney licensed to practice in your jurisdiction. Further, I

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The government will bring back a lower starting wage for young people between the ages of 16 and 19. For the first 6 months of a new job, they will be paid $10.80 an hour. This is 80% of the adult minimum wage which is $13.50. In 2008, the Labour gov

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By Ray McDonald Washington 11 February 2008 While the Recording Academy looked back a half-century of Grammy winners, new honorees at Sunday night's ceremony included a rap innovator and a troubled British vocalist who obtained a visa too late to ent

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AS IT IS 2015-06-14 The Living Wage Debate Has Many Sides Workers and employers around the world argue over the issue of a minimum wage. Workers says they want to receive a minimum living wage that permits them to meet the most basic needs of life su

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Labor Advocates Celebrate Los Angeles Wage Victory LOS ANGELES Los Angeles is about to become the largest American city to raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour, an increase to be phased in over five years. The wage is more than twice the current min

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The Gender Wage Gap In The Arts STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: We heard a lot during the presidential campaign about the wage gap, the fact that women often earn less than men for the same kinds of work. Hillary Clinton pushed that issue, and she lost. But it

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JUDY WOODRUFF:Back in the U.S., the release of the president's budget today touched off a fresh round of debate in Washington about spending priorities. Mr. Obama called on lawmakers to support investments that would help create jobs. But Republicans

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Todd: So Greg, we're talking about controversial issues and one of the issues in your book is income disparity. So, what do you think about minimum wage? Greg: Minimum wage. Minimum wage I think is very important to have otherwise employers are going

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BEIJING, Feb.?9 (Xinhuanet) -- The government aims to raise its minimum wage at least 13 percent each year from 2011 to 2015, according to a national employment promotion plan released on Wednesday. China raised its minimum wage by an average of 12.5

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By Jeff Swicord Washington, DC 19 July 2006 watch Minimum Wage report U.S. law has guaranteed most workers a minimum wage since the 1930s. The last increase in the wage was in 1997. Now Democrats in the U.S. Congress say it's time for another raise.

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LOS ANGELES, June 16 (Xinhua) -- Award-winning actor and producer Danny DeVito will receive the Critics' Choice Television Icon Award when the award is presented early next week, the Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) announced on Th

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LOS ANGELES, June 9 (Xinhua) -- Veteran Academy Award winning-actor Morgan Freeman was honored with the American Film Institute (AFI) Life Achievement Award on Thursday, capping a career which saw the actor garnering an Oscar, a Golden Globe and a Sc

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LOS ANGELES, April 6 (Xinhua) -- The number of award categories(种类) will be reduced from 109 to 78 for next year's Grammy Awards, a move intended to streamline the ceremony, it was announced on Wednesday. The reduction will not affect top categor

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今天我们要学的词是 award-winning。Award-winning 意思是获奖的。He is an award-winning author. 他是个获奖作家。 Award-winning artist Paul Emsley created the first official portrait of Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge. 获

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RIO DE JANEIRO, March 11 (Xinhua) -- Jamaican star sprinter Usain Bolt was named Sportsman of the Year for the third time at the Laureus Sports Awards here on Monday, while Britain's heptathlete Jessica Ennis was chosen as the Sportswoman of the Year

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Todd: So Greg, we're talking about controversial issues and one of the issues in your book is income disparity. So, what do you think about minimum wage? Greg: Minimum wage. Minimum wage I think is very important to have otherwise employers are going

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