nearly 2900000 people participated in the vote

xinhuanet.com Geneva 18 May, held in 18 Swiss referendum, super seventy percent respondents opposed by the Swiss trade union organizations put forward "protect fair wages" motion, rejected Cheap Customized MLB Jerseys the global "highest" minimum wage standard.

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of the Swiss federal government website published the results in the evening, nearly 2900000 people participated in the vote (voting rate was 55.5%), support "to protect fair wages" motion accounted for only 23.7%, while opponents accounted for 76.3%. The motion was rejected at the Swiss Federal state and half of all 26 states.

"protect fair wage" is also called "motion defined minimum wage" initiative, launched a request Swiss Federal and state wage protection policy, each hour 22 Swiss francs ($1 $0.89 Swiss francs) minimum wage law. The Swiss full-time workers average weekly working time of 42 hours, if the motion is passed, the Swiss workers monthly minimum wage will reach about 4000 Swiss francs. Cheap Jordan Beanies

the motion sponsors said, Switzerland is a rich developed countries, there are 330000 workers a monthly income of less than 4000 Swiss francs. The establishment of the minimum wage standard can help improve the income of lower income groups, the initiative for social justice.

against the motion Swiss people worry that, if the implementation of the minimum wage Cheap MLB T-Shirt standard, the production cost will rise, some enterprises may be cut or move Cheap NCAA Hats to lower operating costs due to loss of competitiveness of the country, the initiative to benefit the lack of skilled workers and low skilled workers Cheap Womens NFL T-Shirt will face the threat of unemployment. And the Swiss think, set the minimum wage standard does not take account of differences in the level of economic development of various industries and regions of switzerland.

Switzerland is one of the world's richest countries. At the end of 4 this year, announced the Swiss Federal Statistical Office in 2012 the Swiss salary structure data display, the Swiss median income of 6118 Swiss francs. The average income of the Swiss 10% of the lowest income workers per month for 3886 Swiss francs, the average income of the highest income of 10% workers per month for 11512 Swiss francs.

(original title: Swiss referendum on the global "highest" minimum wage standard)