Πέμπτη 9 Μαΐου 2019

Where Pay Is Lowest For Cheap Clothing Production



Many of the world's best known clothing brands including H&M, Gap and PVH employ thousands of workers in Ethiopia. The report has found that although the country's leaders are always keen to show off projects such as the new Hawassa Industrial Park 225 kilometers south of Addis Adaba, the harsh reality is that Ethiopian garment workers cannot support their families. 

Monthly wages are higher but still extremely low in Bangladesh and Myanmar at $95. In Vietman and Cambodia, workers in the garment-sector are paid a minumum of $180/$182 a month while in China, pay comes to $326. Out of all of the countries in the report, Turkey had the highest monthly minimum wage for its garment-workers at $340.
Infographic: Where Pay Is Lowest For Cheap Clothing Production  | Statista

Τετάρτη 8 Μαΐου 2019

Τετάρτη 1 Μαΐου 2019

Who Works The Most Hours Every Year?


Given the economic hardships brought about by the financial crisis, making ends meet has become increasingly difficult in Greece. Unsurprisingly, that has made life incredibly stressful for much of its population and Gallup found that 59 percent of Greeks are under a lot of stress. The U.S. is also firmly among the world's most stressed countries with 55 percent of the population responding that they had experienced a lot of stress the day before the research was conducted. Read more.

The World's Most Stressed Countries



Gallup gauged stress levels in 143 countries around the world as part of its 2019 Global Emotions Report, finding that just over a third of people said they experienced "a lot of stress" the day before the polling. Today, we're starting off with an overview of the top-10. Long working hours can contribute hugely to stress and our second infographic shows where workers are putting in the longest shifts in a selection of OECD countries.

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