The goal was to pay the local prevailing wage, but to limit a person to 30 hours or less a week of work.

The law stipulates that the local wage must remain $1 above the federal minimum in the event of future increases.

His son made $400 a month, nearly 10 times the local wage, and was saving to start a shop in Kathmandu.

This, and other such contributions, have to be seen in the context of local wages.

Nike says it is pays well above the prevailing local wages.

Participants work on average 20 hours a week and receive the highest of federal, state, or local minimum wage.

Many employees are at local minimum wage and are typically paid by the hour rather than salaried.

As well cause them to compete with local and foreign wages to keep workers in the jobs and not move to a better paying job.

The prices are geared to earnings in West Germany, he said, and local wages amount to less than half.

Over the last five years, however, Hong Kong's toy manufacturers found that local wages were too high.