Minister of Welfare Uldis Augulis (Greens and Farmers Union) said that "we are starting to move to the new system where the minimum wage will be set as a percentage of the national average wage. This will certainly improve the material situation and living standards of the lowest paid workers."
According to the Central Statistical Office's data on workers whose earnings were below the minimum wage, in 2023, out of 131,584 such workers, 99,270, or 18.6%, were employed in th...