Some developing countries have no minimum wage laws.

一些发展中国家没有最低工资法。

The economists who are entirely opposed to minimum wage laws are losing the policy battle.

那些完全反对最低工资法的经济学家们正在输掉这场政策战。

Economists that support minimum wage laws say they prevent employers from using their power to exploit workers.

支持最低工资法的经济学家说，它们可以阻止雇主利用权力剥削工人。

In Oman, only nationals are covered by a minimum wage law.

在阿曼， 只有国民才受最低工资法的保护。

Essentially, minimum wage laws criminalize the employment of low-skilled individuals.

基本上，最低工资法将低技能人员的就业视为犯罪行为。

So if we're talking about annual salaries, we have minimum wage laws whatnot.

因此，如果我们谈论年薪，我们有最低工资法等等。

Now over 90 percent of countries throughout the world have some kind of minimum wage law.

现在全世界超过 90% 的国家都有某种最低工资法。

That's the logic 6 that is used to say that minimum wage laws actually increase unemployment.

这就是用来说明最低工资法实际上增加了失业率的逻辑 6。

Teenage unemployment typically goes up after minimum wage laws increase their minimum amount.

在最低工资法提高最低工资后，青少年失业率通常会上升。

Many people consider minimum wage laws an important part of labor laws that provide protections for workers.

许多人认为最低工资法是为工人提供保护的劳动法的重要组成部分。

Many states, however, have their own minimum wage laws.

但是，许多州都有自己的最低工资法。

California has its own minimum wage laws.

加州有自己的最低工资法。

Some cities even have their own minimum wage law.

一些城市甚至有自己的最低工资法。

So in the case of California, we have a minimum wage law in our state of $8.00 an hour.

因此， 就加利福尼亚州而言，我们州的最低工资为每小时 8 美元。

We have more young people and less skilled workers without jobs than we would if we did not have the minimum wage law.

与没有最低工资法相比，我们有更多的年轻人和低技能工人没有工作。

However, if I have a minimum wage law that says I have to pay them, let's say, $8.00 an hour, well, then I only get $2.00 back.

但是，如果我有最低工资法规定我必须支付他们，比如说，每小时 8. 00 美元， 那么我只能拿回 2. 00 美元。

So if I live in California – and I do – I am subject to both the federal minimum wage law and the state minimum wage law.

因此，如果我住在加利福尼亚州——而且我确实住在加利福尼亚州——我将同时受到联邦最低工资法和州最低工资法的约束。

Inspired by Marxist principles, labor unions are partly to thank for us now having things like minimum wage laws, reasonable working hours, and regulations to protect the safety of workers.

受马克思主义原则的启发，工会部分要感谢我们现在有了最低工资法、合理的工作时间和保护工人安全的规定。

Because workers need a certain amount of money to pay for rent, to buy food, to buy clothing, the government has a minimum wage law that companies have to follow.

因为工人需要一定的钱来支付房租、买食物、买衣服，政府有最低工资法， 企业必须遵守。

The reasoning is as follows: If a company has a minimum wage law to follow, they cannot hire – they cannot employ – they cannot give jobs to as many people.

推理如下：如果一家公司有最低工资法要遵守，他们就不能雇用——他们不能雇用——他们不能给那么多人工作。