Montreal
"
You can't work at the checkout, you're only 12
," says Hans, 15, a cashier at a supermarket in eastern Montreal to a young boy.
The latter defends himself.
"
I'm 13
," he grumbles, while stacking baskets near Hans' cash register, before walking away pushing shopping carts.
“
I love my job.
This is my first jobine
(job)
.
I started last month and I'm there about fifteen hours a week
, ”says the young boy, all smiles.
Hans, who would be given less than his age, also enjoys his work.
“
There are only young people here.
Adults are there to control us and give us advice.
, he says.
And the salary?
The teenager slumps, looks right and left to make sure no one is listening.
"
It's only the minimum wage, 14.25 dollars an hour
(Canadian dollars - 11 euros)".
However, the minimum wage has increased by 14% since the start of the pandemic.
If the employment of young people aged 15 to 19, active in addition…
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