Minimum wage hike needed to handle cost of living in capital
It has been reported that this year Beijing will raise its minimum wage, which is currently 800 yuan a month, by at least 10 percent to 880 yuan a month. What do city residents think about it?
I think the minimum wage should much more. It's hard to say exactly what it should be, but I think it should be in line with what the world standards of living are. Obviously the cost of living in Beijing is different to that of London or Los Angeles. It has to be comparative to the cost of things and everything has been going up. Everything. They're definitely going to have difficulty living in this city on that.
I'm from Australia where there is a minimum wage. People are able to survive, buy apartments and afford food. I think the minimum wage should provide these things.