Who made the shoes you are wearing? SEP 19, 2010

Sweatshop workers in Bangladesh recently went on strike because of poor working conditions and salaries. Do you know how much they are paid?

Less than 50 cents per day

The minimum wage at the Bangladeshi sweatshop factories is 24 US dollars… per month! And that’s the official minimum. Most workers only get 13-15 dollars per month – the lowest wages for garment workers in the world.

It is virtually impossible for an individual, let alone his or her family, to live off this salary. The World Bank sets the poverty limit at 1.25 dollars per day.

No wonder they went on strike !

But surely, large and well respected Western companies wouldn’t accept such working conditions !?

Well…
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