In particular, we have to make sure that people are capable of being in employment and earning wages that keep them and their families out of poverty.”**'* In Australia, for example, an independent report to die Fair Pay Commission proposes that “an increase to the minimum wage is one method of increasing family income and reducing child poverty.”*** Similarly, a 2007 study in Japan also proposes that “to improve the economic well-being of households with young children the first task is to ensure a minimum wage that maintains a reasonable living standard.”***' In the United Kingdom, the 2010 report of the National Equity Panel argues that “the minimum wage is a powerful tool in reducing labour market inequality.