Minimum wage HELPING or HURTING? | Burning Questions Ep.6

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In this episode of #BurningQuestions, Mbali and Hermann are joined by Gabriel Crouse, head of campaigns for the IRR. The hot topic? The minimum wage! Digging a bit deeper into the nitty-gritty, the team considers the reality that things like the minimum wage are not always simple or absolute. In fact, the minimum wage can actually work! But is it working in SA...? SUBSCRIBE ON SPOTIFY · SUBSCRIBE ON APPLE PODCAST · SUBSCRIBE ON GOOGLE PODCASTS · SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE

7 Jul 2021 English South Africa Politics · News Commentary Philasande Shongwe

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