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Low pay, rising cost of living push Bhutan’s working poor to the brink

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Low pay, rising cost of living push Bhutan’s working poor to the brink

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Low pay, rising cost of living push Bhutan’s working poor to the brink

Even as Bhutan’s widening economic divide is frequently debated, a persistent policy deadlock over salaries and labour protections is pushing low-income workers into an increasingly untenable reality—trapped between stagnant earnings and a rapidly rising cost of living.

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