Patrick Belser, an International Labour Organization specialist, says declining wage rates are linked to the levels of unemployment.

一位国际劳工组的专家织帕特里克·贝尔塞表示工资率的降低与失业率有关。

Some countries may have as much as 50, or more, different minimum wage rates.

一些国家可能有多达 50 个或更多不同的最低工资标准。

Patrick Belser, an international labor organization specialist, says declining wage rates are linked to the levels of unemployment.

国际劳工组织专家帕特里克·贝尔瑟 (Patrick Belser) 表示， 工资率下降与失业率水平有关。

They're also amongst the most economically vulnerable membersof our workforce, plagued by job instability, the physical toll that their jobs have, and wage rates that haven't kept pace with inflation.

他们也是我们劳动力中经济上最脆弱的成员之一，受到工作不稳定、工作造成的身体伤害以及工资水平跟不上通货膨胀的困扰。