Chemical Wonka@discuss.tchncs.de to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoRestaurant in NYC offshores cashier job to Philippines so they can pay below minimum wage ($3/hr in Philippines)discuss.tchncs.deimagemessage-square288fedilinkarrow-up11.25Karrow-down17
arrow-up11.24Karrow-down1imageRestaurant in NYC offshores cashier job to Philippines so they can pay below minimum wage ($3/hr in Philippines)discuss.tchncs.deChemical Wonka@discuss.tchncs.de to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square288fedilink
minus-squareintensely_human@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down19·4 months agoThe person in the Philippines gets a good job out of this
minus-squareb000rg@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22arrow-down1·edit-24 months agoThey’re being paid minimum wage. It’s not a great job. Edit: And apparently they split their tips with the people working in the restaurant too, so I really feel like this is just exploitation.
minus-squareaidan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·4 months agoThe minimum wage in the Phillipines is around $10 a day.
minus-squarebrbposting@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months agoIf this is right: Looks like the absolute max is less than $10, and the absolute minimum is less than six dollars. $5.24 (306 PHP) to $9.76 (570 PHP) How come agricultural laborers get shafted? An immediate guess is the government trying to keep food costs down.
The person in the Philippines gets a good job out of this
They’re being paid minimum wage. It’s not a great job.
Edit: And apparently they split their tips with the people working in the restaurant too, so I really feel like this is just exploitation.
The minimum wage in the Phillipines is around $10 a day.
If this is right:
Looks like the absolute max is less than $10, and the absolute minimum is less than six dollars.
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How come agricultural laborers get shafted? An immediate guess is the government trying to keep food costs down.