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Argentina Lifts Wages, Welfare in Defiance of IMF Austerity Push
(news.yahoo.com)
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That was after the Argentine Peso lost 20% of it's value in a single day to appease the IMF (according to the official exchange rate). Unless wages increase by more than 20%, then they're not really increasing, just keeping up with inflation.