At present, one of the "hot issues" related to life of millions of workers refers to how to ensure subsistence wage. Recent conferences and seminars organized by the Social Issues Committee of the National Assembly, the Ministry of Labor- Invalids and Social Affairs, the Ministry of Interior have frequently discussed about salary issues, especially minimum wage. The frequent questions raised in the conferences pertain to how well the current minimum wage meet the minimum standard of living arid how it can ensure the minimum standard of living. The paper provides further discussion about these issues.