ABSTRACT

The minimum wage aimed at the establishment of wages that will provide a minimum level of living for workers has become a social policy tool in the world today. International organizations including ILO have made significant contributions to the minimum wage in its acquiring a universal character. With the minimum wage application, it is aimed to prevent the explotation of labor, to maintain the wage, to prevent unfair competition, to ensure justice in income distribution and to reduce poverty. The minimum wage determination methods vary according to the social, economic and political structures of the countries. A similar case is also seen in the content and level of minimum wage. In this study, the international norms and standards of the minimum wage, the country practices related to the methods for determining, content and level and the Turkish minimum wage system are addressed