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Country
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Minimum
wage
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Afghanistan
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5,000 Afghani/ month for government workers (RM300/mo)
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Argentina
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3,600 Argentine pesos per month (RM1500/mo)
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Australia
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For adults not covered by an award or agreement, A$622.20 per week
(RM1800/minggu)
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Bahrain
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300 BHD for the public sector workers (RM2634/mo)
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Bangladesh
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1,500 taka per
month for all economic sectors (RM64)
In the garment industry the minimum wage is 5,300 taka per
month. (RM226)
The minimum wage is set nationally every five years by the National
Minimum Wage Board.
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Belgium
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€1,501.82 (RM6700) per month for workers 21 years of age and over;
€1,541.67per month for workers 21 and a half years of age
€1,559.38 per month for workers 22 years of age, with 12 months of
service; coupled with extensive social benefits.[27]
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Bhutan
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3,000 Bhutanese ngultrum per month (RM158)
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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320 convertible marks per
month (RM733) in Republika Srpska;
357 convertible marks per month (RM818) in theFederation of Bosnia and
Herzegovina
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Brazil
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R$724.00 per month, paid 13 times a year
(RM999)
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Brunei
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Average: 4,000 BND/month (RM10000)
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Cambodia
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US$75 per month, plus a $5 healthcare allowance, for the garment
sector (RM264)
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Cameroon
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28,216 CFA francs per month (RM192)
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Canada
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The minimum wage in Canada is set by
each province and territory; ranges from C$9.95
to C$11.00 per hour
App. 1month: C$2,400-C$2640 (RM7000-8000/mo)
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Central African Republic
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Set in the public sector by decree and varies by sector and by kind of
work; for example, app 8,500 CFA francs ($17)
per month for agricultural workers; app 26,000 CFA francs ($51) per
month for government workers (RM58-RM180/mo)
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Chile
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210,000 Chilean pesos per month (RM1245) for
workers aged 18–65; 156,770 pesos (RM950) for workers younger than 18 and
older than 65; and 135,463 pesos (RM802) for 'non remunerative' purposes.[51]
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China
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The minimum
wage in China is set locally, ranges from 830 RMB per month to
1,400 RMB per month in Beijing (RM450-RM764)
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Republic of the Congo
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54,000 CFA francs (RM368) per month in the
formal sector
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Croatia
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2,984.78 Croatian kuna per month (RM1730)
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Cuba
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225 Cuban pesos (RM744) per month;
supplemented by the government with free education, subsidized medical care
(daily pay is reduced by 40 percent after the third day of a hospital stay),
housing, and some subsidized food
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Denmark
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None; instead, negotiated between unions and employer associations;
the average minimum wage for all private and public sector collective bargaining
agreements was 109 kroner ($19) per hour; Average: 26,160 kroner/mo for
8hrs/day (RM15,700)
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Egypt
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For the public sector the minimum wage is LE 700 ($110) per month
(RM333)
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France
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€1,445.38 per month (RM6474)
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Hong Kong
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HK$30 per hour is the minimum wage in Hong Kong, approximately
HK$4,000/mo (RM1700)
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India
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Varied from 118 rupees ($2.18) per day in Bihar to 185 rupees ($3.40)
per day in Haryana (with local cost of living allowance included); 3,540 -5,500
rupees/mo (RM188-RM292)
State governments set a separate minimum wage for agricultural workers.The
minimum wages are set according to Minimum Wages Act, 1948
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Indonesia
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The lowest minimum wage was in the province of West Java at rupiah
850,000 per month and the highest was in Jakarta at rupiah 2,200,000 per
month (RM230-RM600)
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Iran
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The minimum wage was raised to 487,125 Iranian
tomans (equal to 4,871,250 rials)
effective on the 2013 Persian New year; set annually for each industrial sector
and region (RM647)
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Iraq
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Less than 12,000 Iraqi
dinars per day for a skilled worker and less than 5,250
dinars per day for an unskilled worker ; 157,500-360,000 dinars/mo (RM450-RM1025)
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Ireland
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€1,461.85 per month (RM6544)
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Israel
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4,300 Israeli new shekel (RM4025) per
month
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Japan
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Ranges from 664 Japanese
yen to 869 yen per hour; app. 159,300-208,560 yen/mo (RM5197-RM6800/mo)
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Jordan
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190 Jordanian dinars (RM890) per month
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Kazakhstan
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19,966 Kazakhstani tenge (RM424) per month.
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Kenya
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Set by the government by location, age and skill level; the lowest
urban minimum wage was 11,995 shillings (RM461)
per month, and the lowest agricultural minimum wage for unskilled employees
was 4,854 shillings (RM186) per month, excluding housing allowance
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South Korea
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5,210 South Korean won per hour; reviewed
annually; app.1,042,000 SK won/mo (RM3200/mo)
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North Korea
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Averaging 5,000 - 10,000 North
Korean won per day; app. 125k-250k NK won/mo (RM459-RM919/mo)
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Kuwait
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60 Kuwaiti dinars per month (RM701)
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Laos
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626,000 Lao kip per month; additionally, employers were
required to pay an 8,500-kip meal allowance per day. (RM257)
The minimum wage for civil servants and state enterprise employees was
last increased to 500,000 kip per month (RM206)
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Libya
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450 Libyan dinars per month; the government
heavily subsidizes rent and utilities (RM1184)
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Lithuania
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1000 Lithuanian litas ($371) per month
(RM1297)
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Malawi
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MK 317 per day; app. MK7,925/mo (RM61)
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Malaysia
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RM 900 per month on the peninsula, and
RM 800 per month for the states of Sabah, Sarawak, and Labuan
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Mexico
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67.29 Mexican pesos per day for Zone A and
63.77 pesos per day for Zone B
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Mongolia
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192,000 Mongolian tögrög per month (RM369)
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Morocco
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97 Moroccan dirhams per day in the
industrialized sector, 63.39 dirhams per
day for agricultural workers; app. 1,584-2,425/mo (RM632-968)
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Myanmar
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50,000 Myanmar kyat per month for salaried
public employees (RM167)
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Nepal
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8,000 Nepalese rupees per month (RM264)
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Netherlands
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€ 1,485.60 per month for persons 23 and older (RM6652)
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New Zealand
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NZ$13.75 per hour for workers 18 years
old or older, and NZ$11 per hour for those aged 16 or 17 or in training; app.
NZ$2,640-3,300 (RM7199-RM8999)
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Nigeria
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18,000 naira per
month (RM365)
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Oman
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225 Omani rials per month plus allowances of
100 rials per month for citizens (RM2794/mo)
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Pakistan
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10,000 Pakistani rupees per month (RM314/mo)
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Paraguay
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1,658,232 Paraguayan guaraníes per month (RM1176)
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Philippines
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205 pesos per day in nonplantation agricultural sector in the Ilocos
Region to 466 pesos per day in the nonagricultural sector in the National
Capital Region; app.6,150-13,980 pesos/mo (RM449-1022)
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Portugal
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€ 565.83
per month in 12 payments, €485 per month in 14 payments (RM2172-2531)
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Russia
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5,554 rubles per month (RM527/mo)
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Samoa
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WST$2.00
per hour for the private sector; WST$2.65 for the public sector; app. WST$480-636/mo
(RM675-894/mo)
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Saudi
Arabia
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3,000 Saudi riyals per month (RM2647/mo)
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Senegal
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209.10 CFA francs per hour for general workers
and 182.95 CFA francs per hour for agricultural workers; app. 43,896-50,184 CFA francs (RM299-RM342)
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Serbia
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115 dinars per
hour; app. 27,600dinars/mo (RM1066/mo)
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Singapore
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None. Cleaners: S$1,000/mo (RM2,609/mo)
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South
Africa
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For farm workers the minimum wage is approximatelyR7.71 per hour; for domestic workers employed
more than 27 hours per week it ranges from 4.85 rand to 7.06 rand ($0.78) per
hour;app. 1,164-1,805 rand/mo (RM346-537)
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Spain
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€752.85 per month in 12 payments, €645.30 per month in 14 payments.
(RM2889-RM3368/mo)
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Sri Lanka
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6,500 rupees per month (RM164/mo)
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Sudan
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425 Sudanese pounds per month (RM247/mo)
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Switzerland
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2,200 to 4,200 francs (RM8055-RM15379) per month for unskilled workers
and 2,800 to 5,300 francs (RM10252-RM19407) per month for skilled employees
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Syria
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9,765 to 14,760 Syrian pounds per
month, plus benefits, including compensation for meals, uniforms, and transportation
(RM225-341/mo)
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Taiwan
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NT$19,047 per month (RM2084/mo)
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Thailand
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Ranges from 300 Thai baht per day and up; app.9,000Thai
bath/mo (RM908/mo)
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Timor-Leste
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US$115 per month (RM380/mo)
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Turkey
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1071 Turkish lira per month (RM1584/mo)
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Ukraine
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7.30 Ukrainian hryven' per hour or 1218
Ukrainian hryven' per month (RM460/mo)
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United Arab Emirates
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Univ graduate:Dh12,000/mo (RM10815/mo)
Technicians(dip): Dh7,000/mo (RM6309/mo)
Pekerja mahir: Dh5,000/mo (RM4506/mo)
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United
Kingdom
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£6.31 per hour (aged 21 and older), £5.03 per
hour (aged 18–20) or £3.72 per hour (under 18 and finished compulsory
education); app. 892-1,514pound/mo (RM4830-8199/mo)
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United
States
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The federal minimum wage in the United States is US$7.25 per hour; app.1,740USD/mo
(RM5759/mo)
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Vietnam
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Varies by region; Region I: VND 2.7 million ; Region II: VND 2.4
million ;Region III: VND 2.1 million and Region IV: VND 1.9 million; VND
1.05 million per month for civil servants and state employees (RM164-RM423/mo)
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Zambia
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Varies by sector; 522,400 Zambian
kwacha per month for domestic workers, K1,132,400 per month
for shopkeepers, and between K1,132,400 and K2,101,039 for general workers'
in categories one to five which includes receptionists and clerks among
others (wages are inclusive transportation, lunch, and housing allowances)
(RM332-RM1338)
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Zimbabwe
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The minimum wage for all mine workers is currently pegged at $227 per
month (RM751/mo)
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