About a quarter of workers in Portugal earn the national minimum wage. These are mostly workers in nonstandard or temporary employment, women, young people and employees with a lower level of education, who work mostly in small companies. This was reported by the Labour Ministry’s Bureau of Statistics and Planning (GEP). The Prime Minister announced an increase in the minimum wage from €665 to €705.
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