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Only Switzerland has a higher minimum wage than 15$ an hour in Europe.



We don't have a minimum wage, the Swiss voted against it in 2014 (1), but yes, most people are paid more than CHF/$20.

(1) https://www.bbc.com/news/business-27459178


Officially not but unskilled workers are paid around 2500 francs on average.

For the rest of Europe $15 an hour is what many people would like to have while working minimum wage even in developed nations like France and Germany.




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