The OECD report shows that a single Australian minimum wage worker with two kids could work just six hours per week to lift themselves above the poverty line, because they would also receive state benefits.

　　经合组织报告显示，带俩娃、拿最低工资的单身澳洲人每周只需工作六小时就可以脱离贫困线，因为他们同时还享受国家福利。

　　In the U.S., the same worker would have to clock in 50 hours per week to escape poverty. In the Czech Republic, it would take 79 hours of work per week.

　　在美国，同一个工人得每周打卡上班满50小时才能逃脱贫困水平。在捷克，同样情况每星期得工作79小时才行。

　　Eight countries, including Finland, Sweden and Switzerland, were not included in the report because their governments do not set national rules on minimum pay. Many of them have strong labor unions and established arrangements for collective bargaining, which means governments don't have to step in.

　　有八个国家，包括芬兰、瑞典还有瑞士没有纳入报告，因为其政府没有设定国家最低工资规则。这其中多数国家的工会强劲，并且会安排劳资双方集体谈判,也就是说政府不必就此问题介入。

　　Here are the top five countries for hourly minimum wages, based on the latest OECD data from 2013:

　　如下是经合组织2013年所采集的五大最高时薪国家的数据：

　　1. Australia - $9.54

　　澳大利亚9.54美元

　　2. Luxembourg - $9.24

　　卢森堡9.24美元

　　3. Belgium - $8.57

　　比利时8.57美元

　　4. Ireland - $8.46

　　爱尔兰8.46美元

　　5. France - $8.24

　　法国8.24美元

　　Countries with the lowest take-home minimum wages include Latvia, Chile and Mexico, which is bottom of the list with a rate of about $1 per hour.

　　税后实得工资最低的国加有拉脱维亚、智利和墨西哥，排名最末的工资每小时仅1美元。

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