Myanmar has recently set a minimum wage for Burmese (Myanmar) maids who work in Singapore at S$450.00 a month, equivalent to the starting salary of Indonesian domestic helpers here.
The worldâs most violent cities. VENEZUELA is in turmoil. Tanking oil prices have taken a heavy toll on its income, along with years of economic mismanagement by the government. Inflation is running at nearly 200%âthe highest rate in the worldâaccording to the IMF, and a week ago it was awarded another dismal accolade. A ranking of the world's most violent cities by CCSP-JP, a Mexican NGO, reports that Venezuela's capital Caracas had the highest murder rate in the world last year.
The conflict in Syria has led to the country being the most violent in the world, with a peace score of 3.6. Iraq and Afghanistan are the next least peaceful countries, with scores of 3.4 each. The economic impact of violence on the global economy in 2014 was substantial.