Since the Arab Spring, most Arab states have increased minimum wages in the private sector, while others introduced them—as Egypt did in 2012—or ratified the Minimum Wage International Convention (C131)—as Morocco did in 2013. While other countries, such as Comoros, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, the Maldives, Oman, Sudan, and Tunisia, have not ratified the convention, they have, nevertheless, various forms of mandated minimum wages. The Republic of Yemen has ratified the convention since 1971, but as yet, has not introduced a minimum wage.
Political considerations aside,...
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