Development of collectively agreed wage floors relative to national minimum wages

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Development of collectively agreed wage floors relative to national minimum wages

Based on the sample of collective agreements in Eurofound database. Includes only countries with a national minimum wage. NMW, national minimum wage.

Source: Eurofound Database on minimum wages for low-paid workers in collective agreements.

Identifier: PP1WJ

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