Approximate hourly base wages, as reported to the National Labor Committee by workers in these countries.

United Sates   --   $8.42

(According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, January 1998) Burma   -- 4 cents

China    -- 23 cents  (Living wage: 87 cents an hour)

Colombia   -- 70-80 cents

Dominican Republic  -- 69 cents

El Salvador   -- 59 cents  (Living wage: $1.18 an hour)

Guatemala   -- 37-50 cents

Haiti    -- 30 cents  (Living wage: 58 cents an hour)

Honduras   -- 43 cents  (Living wage: 79 cents an hour)

India    -- 20-30 cents

Indonesia   -- 10 cents

Malaysia   -- $1.00 cents

Mexico   -- 50-54 cents

Nicaragua   -- 23 cents  (Living wage: 80 cents an hour)

Pakistan   -- 20-26 cents

Peru    -- 90 cents 

Philippines   -- 58-76 cents

Romania   -- 24 cents

Sri Lanka   -- 40 cents

Thailand   -- 78 cents



Courtesy of The National Labor Committee

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