国际英语资讯:S. African president says National Minimum Wage to take effect on Jan. 1
<p><span word="CAPE">CAPE</span> <span word="TOWN">TOWN</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 7-- <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Cyril">Cyril</span> <span word="Ramaphosa">Ramaphosa</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Minimum">Minimum</span> <span word="Wage">Wage</span> (<span word="NMW">NMW</span>) <span word="bill">bill</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 1, 2019.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="achievement">achievement</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="endure">endure</span> <span word="generations">generations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="exploitation">exploitation</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NMW">NMW</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="effect">effect</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="worker">worker</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="below">below</span> 20 <span word="rand">rand</span> (<span word="about">about</span> 1.4 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="per">per</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>, <span word="or">or</span> 3,500 <span word="rand">rand</span> (<span word="about">about</span> 247 <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 6 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="NMW">NMW</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="achievement">achievement</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="business">business</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="demonstrates">demonstrates</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="employers">employers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fairer">fairer</span> <span word="wages">wages</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span>, <span word="Ramaphosa">Ramaphosa</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="township">township</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Soweto">Soweto</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legacy">legacy</span> <span word="legislations">legislations</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Labor">Labor</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NMW">NMW</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="NMW">NMW</span> <span word="marks">marks</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="closing">closing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="inequality">inequality</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="prevalent">prevalent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Lemias">Lemias</span> <span word="Mashile">Mashile</span>, <span word="Chairperson">Chairperson</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Labor">Labor</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="NMW">NMW</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="earning">earning</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="contribute">contribute</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stimulating">stimulating</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="participation">participation</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="committee">committee</span> <span word="reiterates">reiterates</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NMW">NMW</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reasonable">reasonable</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span>, <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="reaching">reaching</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="desired">desired</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="wage">wage</span>, <span word="Mashile">Mashile</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="committee">committee</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="economically">economically</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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