From: glevy@PRATT.EDU
Date: Sun Jun 05 2005 - 16:29:33 EDT
http://www.asianlabour.org Also note the following. Unanswered is the question: why would they want to buy a Big Mac? In solidarity, Jerry ---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: [Working-Class] how much work does it take to buy a big mac To: working-class-studies@lists.ysu.edu -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Australian newspaper Green Left Weekly carries a small column titled Shockfacts, which reports on statistics that tend to be startling. In its May 25 issue, the weekly asked, How long does it take employees at McDonalds restaurants in our [Asia-Pacific] region to earn enough money to purchase a Big Mac at their own place of work?² Here’s the latest Shockfact, an interesting excursion into the world of corporate globalization: Australia —17 minutes; New Zealand — 28 minutes; Hong Kong — 41 minutes; Malaysia — 1 hour, 26 minutes; South Korea — 1 hour, 29 minutes; Philippines — 2 hours, 19 minutes; Thailand — 2 hours, 45 minutes; China — 3 hours, 58 minutes; Sri Lanka — 5 hours, 53 minutes; India — 8 hours, 34 minutes; and the winner is Pakistan, where it takes a McDonalds worker 14 hours, 14 minutes to buy a lousy burger. The source of the information is http://www.asianlabour.org
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