Minimum wage gets pushed to 900 yuan

The minimum monthly wage for workers in the capital will edge up to 900 yuan a month in July after languishing at 800 yuan since 2008, but some of the city's poorest people are complaining that the move will not help them.

"The minimum wage in Beijing will be raised by more than 10 percent above what it is now, which is 800 yuan per month, and the new standard will go into effect in July," said Gui Sheng, deputy director general of the Beijing bureau of human resources and social security.

Gui was answering queries about the change during an online session on Wednesday.