Critical Reasoning (CR) | As per a government rule, all laborers working a minimum of 50 hours

As per a government rule, all laborers working a minimum of 50 hours per week qualify to obtain a certain minimum wage.
The rule was introduced a decade ago to safeguard laborers' interests. While its intention has been noble, the rule has, in
practicality, hurt the laborers because there is now reluctance from contractors to provide to laborers anything more than
the minimum wages.

Which one of the following, if true, best explains the contractors' reluctance described above?

A. Laborers
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