" So is that why they'll take jobs with low pay? " I asked.

“这就是他们接受低工资的原因？”我问。

A company he hopes will be a trendsetter.

他希望这够引领提升最低工资的潮流。

The jumps at 12.5 percent increase in California's minimum wage.

加州最低工资的上涨幅度为12.5%。

If those jobs have been " replaced, " it is with low-wage service work.

如果这些工作被“取代”，那就是低工资的服务工作。

Minimum-wage workers recently took to the streets of Atlanta to demand more money.

持最低工资的工人最近走上亚特兰大街头要求加薪。

Executive pay is not allowed to exceed six times the lowest wage at the bank.

管理层薪酬不超过该行最低工资的六倍。

Others discover that the industries they idolise trade on workers' passions to keep pay low.

另一些人则发现，他们崇拜的行业是依靠员工的激情来维持低工资的。

OK, MJ, we are gonna talk about wages. Have you ever worked for minimum wage?

好，MJ，我们来谈谈工资。你有做过领最低工资的工作吗？

Many of the factories are competing against factories that pay low wages in countries like China.

大多数工厂在与中国等国低工资的工厂竞争。

This movement to get rid of the tip minimum wage, are you for it, against it?

这场取消含小费最低工资的运动，你是持还是反对?

A low wage for elementary school teachers, however, doesn't mean elementary education isn't important.

然而，小学教师的低工资并不意味着小学教育不重要。

So, I don't know the definition of the minimum wage and also I didn't get the minimum wage.

我不知道最低工资的标准，我也没拿过最低工资。

Low-wage workers like Natalie Pogmeyer a beauty salon tech are hopeful.

像美容院科技Natalie Pogmeyer这样的低工资工人是感觉有希望的。

It would also drive up the wages of people who make just above the minimum wage.

也会推高工资高于最低工资水平的人的工资。

What is the purpose of minimum wage?

最低工资的目的是什么？

Five more states have minimum wage initiatives on the ballot next month.

下个月，还有5各州将对提高最低工资标准的提案进行投票。

We all know the arguments that have been used against a higher minimum wage.

我们都知道反对提高最低工资的论据。

People who have lower-wage-paying jobs don't have the same kinds of benefits that other people might have.

从事低工资工作的人无法拥有其他人可拥有的福利。

That is more than three times the lowest wages permitted under Brazilian law.

这是巴西法律允许的最低工资的三倍多。

In today's lower-wage economy, suggesting people do less work for less pay is a hard sell.

在今天的低工资经济中，建议人们少干点活，少拿点钱是很难做到的。