10 Biggest Excuses For Not Paying a Living Wage (And Why They Suck)

ecouterre.com 28 Sep '12, 3pm

10 Biggest Excuses For Not Paying a Living Wage (And Why They Suck)

escalating food, energy, and housing prices have left workers in dire poverty. Workers producing the fashion clothes that we buy in stores across the United States and Europe earn a basic wage of just $61—barely enough to cover the basic needs and those of their family. The country is not alone. Whether they operate in Cambodia, Bangladesh, China, or the Philippines, brands use all kind of tricks to avoid paying their workers a living wage. We've debunked their top 10 excuses.

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