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S1 Ep4: The National Minimum Wage is a Poverty Wage

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The recent slight increase of the National Minimum Wage is still not enough for many workers. We spend a day with a factory worker who explains why this is so. Also, CWAO’s John Appolis exposes why the minimum wage is a poverty wage.
Host: Tebadi Mmotla
Guests: John Appolis, Happiness Somhlahlo
13 Mar English South Africa News Commentary · Non-Profit

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