Union leader says minimum wage should be $5.20

Read storyA union leader for the country's public workers says the private sector needs to implement a minimum wage system that matches the government's.

John Pinder, president of the Bahamas Public Services Union, said the minimum wage of non-government workers should be the same as the $5.20 provided for public servants, $10,600 per year.

Pinder said he was concerned that contractors on major projects are able to bring in foreign workers to avoid paying minimum wage.

All companies should have to comply with a standard minimum wage, he said.

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