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by kbad1000 2816 days ago
Can they do the same in India?
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Highly unlikely. Minimum wage in India is 9,000 rupees a month which is about 0.75$ USD per hour. Even if they normally pay double the minimum wage which is effectively what they are doing in the US now with 15$ an hour minimum wage, paying 10 times that would easily make them un-competitive with every other company.
Raise their wages slightly and buy a load of positive press? Possibly.

Pay people $15/hour? No chance.

If Indian consumer can afford the cost increase.
Does Amazon have a presence in India?
Labor in India will be affected by changes in NREGA, over amazon.
Yes. Quite a large presence and growing rapidly.