In return, under a voluntary contract, the farmer would receive a small annual payment or wage.

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"Our contracts require payment of minimum wage, " says Anne Burt, a spokesperson, adding that Syngenta has a strict policy against child labor.

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Workers at several Russian nuclear centres - some of them in closed military towns - went on strike on Monday demanding payment of huge wage backlogs by the federal authorities, Russian television reported.

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The payment of a living wage across the economy of Scotland can be an effective way of tackling child poverty, Mr Park said.

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Business, Innovation and Skills spokesman Baroness Wilcox responded that the government had no such plans but that financial support could include payment at or above the minimum wage or "reasonable out of pocket expenses".

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The payment of benefits to top up the income of low-wage workers does raise thorny issues.

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