Questions raised over South Africa’s new minimum wage

Name: Questions raised over South Africa’s new minimum wage
Uploaded: 2017-03-30T14:48:53Z
Duration: 2 min 13 s
Description: South Africa’s government will introduce the country’s first national minimum wage, meaning more than six million of the lowest-paid workers will have more money in their pockets. But some critics say that at $1.60 an hour, it’s far too low.

South Africa’s government will introduce the country’s first national minimum wage, meaning more than six million of the lowest-paid workers will have more money in their pockets. But some critics say that at $1.60 an hour, it’s far too low.

South Africa’s government will introduce the country’s first national minimum wage, meaning more than six million of the lowest-paid workers will have more money in their pockets.

But some critics say that at $1.60 an hour, it’s far too low.

Others argue that it’s too high and will stifle economic growth and job creation.

Al Jazeera’s Tania Page reports from Johannesburg.

By Tania Page