STUDY LABOUR AND SOCIAL JUSTICE MINIMUM WAGE IN GEORGIA Tracking Two Years of Broad Public Support David Sichinava September 2021 The idea of a minimum wage en­joys widespread public support in Georgia. An average value for a perceived decent mini­mum wage amounts to 1,208 laris, about six times higher than the current subsistence minimum and more than fifty times higher than the current minimum wage. This value exceeds that named by re­spondents in the 2020 wave of the survey by GEL 354. Relatively well-off respondents are more likely to name higher values for desired minimum wage than respondents from poorer households. On average, Georgians name 1,778 laris as an anticipated de­cent salary, a 435 lari increase compared to 2020. Employed respondents on average per­ceived 2,108 laris as a decent salary, compared to 1,427 laris named by unemployed Geor­gians.