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Points of Progress: From Alaska to Nepal, edging towards equity

Places where the world saw progress, for the March 16, 2020 Monitor Weekly.

1. United States

Before the change, employers could apply for a waiver to pay workers below the state’s minimum wage – a step very few companies actually took. “Historically, minimum wage exemptions were considered necessary to help people with disabilities gain employment,” says a statement released by the state’s labor department. “Experience over the past two decades has shown that workers

2. Britain3. South Georgia4. Senegal5. India6. Nepal

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