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AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES FOR GARMENT WORKERS
(Sweatshop watch n. 1, Fall 1996)
U.S. ..........................$6.50
Puerto Rico ..................$4.85
U.S. Virgin Islands .........$4.50
Bahamas ......................$2.50
Costa Rica ....................$1.09
Mexico ........................$0.88
Honduras .....................$0.60
Haiti ...........................$0.58
El Salvador ...................$0.49
Guatemala ....................$0.45
1995
Hong Kong ..................$3.63
Malaysia ......................$0.49
Phillipines ....................$0.48
Thailand ......................$0.38-0.46
Sri Lanka .....................$0.13
China (SEZ) ..................$0.12-0.15
Vietnam .......................$0.12
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