The figure hardly seems believable.
The Swiss voted last Sunday to establish a minimum wage in the canton of Geneva at 4,086 Swiss francs per month, or around 3,800 euros.
The measure was adopted with 58% of the votes, while the same reform had been rejected several times in the past by Swiss voters.
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The text therefore provides for remuneration of 23 francs an hour (a little over 21 euros) for 41 hours per week of work, which simply makes it the highest minimum wage in the world.
Switzerland does not impose a minimum wage at the national level, and Geneva thus becomes the third canton to adopt one after those of Jura and Neuchâtel.
A highly anticipated measure
The measure was particularly awaited by unions and left-wing parties, as reported by France 3 Auvergne Rhône-Alpes, which also recalls that Geneva is one of the most expensive cities in the world.
Very dependent on tourism, and in particular on business and diplomatic tourism, the canton of Geneva has particularly suffered from the crisis linked to the covid-19 pandemic, and more and more families are going to food distributions in the street.
This reform, which the Genevans had refused in 2011 and 2014, will take effect on October 17 and should benefit 30,000 employees in the canton.