South Africa’s national minimum wage (NMW) legislation is supposed to guarantee a basic level of income for workers, but its real effect is to exacerbate unemployment. Those who are sincere about solving the joblessness crisis in South Africa should reject the minimum wage in favour of an alternative approach.
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