TURKEY RANKS 2ND WITH MOST INCREASE IN MINIMUM WAGES

According to a study conducted by the Union of Turkish Metal Industrialists (MESS), minimum wages in Europe ranged between 123 euros in Bulgaria to 1,758 euros.
MESS said that the minimum wage in Turkey increased 24 percent between January 2009 and January 2011 and reached 384.89 euros.
While minimum wage in Turkey was 310 euros in January 2009, this figure jumped to 384 euros in January 2011.
Below is a table showing the amounts of minimum wages in the European Union (EU) and the United States (US):

Countries           Jan 2009    Jan 2011    Increase
                    (euro)       (euro)     (p.c.) 
----------        ----------   ----------   -------
Slovenia             589.19       748.10     26.97
Turkey               309.94       384.89     24.18  
USA                  815.79       940.48     15.28    
England              995.28     1,138.54     14.39  
Poland               307.21       348.68     13.50   
Latvia               254.13       281.93     10.94 
Portugal             525.00       565.83      7.78  
Slovakia             295.50       317.00      7.28
Czech Republic       297.67       319.22      7.24   
Luxembourg         1,641.74     1,757.56      7.05  
Greece               817.83       862.82      5.50 
Romania              149.16       157.20      5.39  
Malta                634.88       664.95      4.74 
Hungary              268.09       280.63      4.68 
France             1,321.02     1,365.00      3.33 
Netherlands        1,381.20     1,424.40      3.13   
Spain                728.00       748.30      2.79 
Croatia              373.46       381.15      2.06  
Belgium            1,387.50     1,415.24      2.00   
Bulgaria             122.71       122.71      0.00 
Estonia              278.02       278.02      0.00 
Ireland            1,461.85     1,461.85      0.00
Lithuania            231.70       231.70      0.00