But he has also taken a more populist approach promising to nearly double the minimum wage and build 5,000 new homes a year.

VOA: standard.2009.08.28

Pyongyang announced in May it was cancelling all wage and rent agreements for the zone, and demanded that the South Korean companies sharply raise their payments.

VOA: standard.2009.09.11

The pay is seven dollars and twenty-five cents an hour the federal minimum wage.

VOA: special.2009.08.20

The cuts include wage freezes and reductions in retirement pay for government workers.

VOA: special.2010.05.07

Rabbi Michael Feingold works with immigrant and low-wage workers in New York.

VOA: special.2010.07.03

And trust me, it wouldn't have been honey. But it was the fact that the honey had an opportunity to really change the lives of those people and provide them with a living wage."

VOA: special.2009.06.29

And,this could help put pressure on international brands to ensure those workers are treated properly and paid a decent wage."

VOA: standard.2010.06.24

She notes that, while soldiers like Bill Campbell and others wage war, healers like Pax and those working with wounded veterans provide hope.

VOA: standard.2010.05.18

Mr.Obama says he knows Congressional politics will make the task more difficult, and he predicts opponents will wage a campaign to scare the public.

VOA: standard.2009.05.21

Saffi employs 450 people at his Kabul Milli Factory, paying them between $400 and $900 per month, which is well above the average wage here.

VOA: standard.2010.07.06

In two weeks, the European Union will consider whether high-debt countries will be forced to take austerity measures like introducing wage cuts, employment freezes and longer working weeks.

VOA: standard.2010.03.01

(Speaking) Turay would like to become a fully qualified teacher so he can provide a better education for the children in Kasokra and also make a decent wage.

VOA: standard.2010.02.25

The minimum wage is relatively high compared to the wage in France so it's a barrier when you don't have any qualifications and when you start your career."

VOA: standard.2009.11.12

Republicans oppose a proposed surtax on high wage earnings to pay for the new system, and assert that plan amounts to a government takeover of health care that would be far more expensive than Democrats and the president project.

VOA: standard.2009.07.21