Parley for pay
![Representatives from business, labor unions and the government attend a meeting to discuss next year's minimum wage at the government complex in Sejong on Tuesday. The group has until August to decide on next year's minimum wage. Last year the minimum wage increased 1.5 percent to 8,720 won ($7.80) per hour. It was the lowest increase since 1988, when the minimum wage first began to be reviewed annually. [YONHAP]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2021/06/15/00f92b51-e9c1-4784-92d0-4feec1de5b22.jpg)
Representatives from business, labor unions and the government attend a meeting to discuss next year's minimum wage at the government complex in Sejong on Tuesday. The group has until August to decide on next year's minimum wage. Last year the minimum wage increased 1.5 percent to 8,720 won ($7.80) per hour. It was the lowest increase since 1988, when the minimum wage first began to be reviewed annually. [YONHAP]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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