Raise the wage
![Labor representatives of the Minimum Wage Commission (MWC) announce their minimum wage demand for next year during a press conference held at the government complex in Sejong on Thursday. The labor representatives have demanded next year's minimum wage be set at 12,210 won ($9.44) per hour, up 26.9 percent from this year's 9,620 won. The MWC is a trilateral committee composed of representatives from labor, management and the public that announces new minimum wages by Aug. 5 every year. Management representatives have yet to announce their wage demands. [YONHAP]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2023/06/22/5f7d0b61-9ea4-4175-b065-f9ed29701913.jpg)
Labor representatives of the Minimum Wage Commission (MWC) announce their minimum wage demand for next year during a press conference held at the government complex in Sejong on Thursday. The labor representatives have demanded next year's minimum wage be set at 12,210 won ($9.44) per hour, up 26.9 percent from this year's 9,620 won. The MWC is a trilateral committee composed of representatives from labor, management and the public that announces new minimum wages by Aug. 5 every year. Management representatives have yet to announce their wage demands. [YONHAP]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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