Sri Lanka famed tea industry, a $1.3 billion economic engine, is facing a significant challenge. The government has mandated a 70% wage increase for tea workers, raising their daily pay from $3.3 to $5.6.

Sri Lanka tea producers protest wage hike mandate

A CNN report, citing two US officials, says that Russia carried out the test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) while President Joe Biden was in Kyiv, but it reportedly failed.

Toyota accedes to unions' demands, set to provide biggest wage hike in two decades

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday urged companies whose earnings have recovered pre-pandemic levels to raise wages by 3% or more at their labour talks next spring. This is to achieve a virtuous cycle of growth and wealth distribution.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida urges companies to raise wages by 3% or more

Amazon wants to hire 125,000 delivery and warehouse workers and said Tuesday that it is paying new hires an average of $18 an hour in a tight job market as more people shop online.

Amazon eyes 125K more hires, over $18 per hour average salary

Thousands of Bangladeshi garment workers downed tools and walked out of clothing factories Monday, refusing to end a week-long strike over wages and rejecting government efforts to end the standoff.

Bangladesh garment workers reject wage hike, walk off job

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