Executive to propose a minimum wage. Through a Provisional Minimum Wage Commission appointed by the government, a HK$28 hourly wage floor was introduced and eventually accepted by the LegCo after much debate. Prior to this, a monthly minimum wage of HK$3,580 for foreign domestic helpers had already been set. In some trades, such as bar-bending and bamboo scaffolding workers in the construction industry, have daily minimum wage negotiated between the trade unions and employers' organisations. As of September 2018, the statutory minimum wage is HK$37.50 per hour. India India has among the most complicated minimum wage laws, with over 1200 minimum wages across the country, depending on the regional level of villages, tehsils, towns and cities and their individual expenses. For example, Mumbai has a minimum wage of Rs. 348/month (as of 2017) while the minimum wages in Nashik and villages in Bihar are far lesser. However, the law is rarely implemented at the ground level, even for contract labourers for government projects and works.In Mumbai, as of 2017, the minimum wage was Rs. 348/day. Ireland The minimum wage was introduced in Ireland in 2000 at IR£4.40 (€5.59) per hour, and as of 1 January 2018, it is €9.55 per hour. This is subject to reduction as follows: 30% reduction for all employees under 18. 20% reduction for employees over 18 in their first year of employment in any job since they turned 18. 10% reduction for employees over 18 in their second year of employment in any job since they turned 18. It may further be reduced by up to €7.73 a day if lodgings and/or food are provided as part of a job. Trainees (including those over 18) are also entitled to different minimum wages, reduced as follows: 25% reduction for the time during the first one-third of the course. 20% reduction for the time during the second one-third of the course. 10% reduction for the time during the final one-third of the course. Ireland's minimum wage prior to the €1 cut in the 2011 budget, was only fifth highest of eight EU countries surveyed for the British Low-Pay Commission Report in 2010, with the UK, Netherlands, France and Belgium all listed as having higher minimum wage rates when OECD Comparative Price Levels are taken into account. Japan New Zealand New Zealand was the first country to implement a national minimum wage, enacted by its government through the