Even though most governments deliberately try to push wages up, at the same time many also try to erode real wages by inflating. I. Yet reducing unemployment with inflation often fails. In some cases, one arm of the government actively tries to undo the harm done by the other arm. It is much more common for governments to encourage unionization than it is to make it illegal. Pro-union efforts by governments take a variety of forms.
Laws limiting union liability serve the same function.
Making it illegal to fire workers for striking or union organizing. E. Other countries with the same laws on the books may escape most of the bad effects by weak enforcement. There are numerous other laws that work much like the minimum wage. This in turn reduces downward pressure on wages. Wages are very low in many populous Third World nations.