Raising the minimum wage is a good start, but worker advocacy groups and candidates would like to see more done to improve the working conditions of a growing class of low-wage workers.
Bintou Kamara, 21, from the Bronx, has experienced how pay above minimum wage can change her life. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times
NEW YORK—Imagine working 40 hours in each of the last two weeks flipping burgers at a fast food restaurant, washing cars, or folding endless piles of shirts. It’s payday, and you tear open the envelope to find $720—before taxes.
