Algeria on Sunday, May 3 increased the minimum wage for the first time in eight years to about $170 per month, the new rate will come into effect in early June.

This came in a statement issued by the government following a cabinet meeting, held via video conference, in the presence of President Abdelmajid Tebboune.

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