Can garment factories pay a living wage?
PBS NewsHour
Narrateur PBS NewsHour
Maison d'édition: NewsHour Productions
Synopsis
At $3 an hour, the workers at the Alta Gracia garment factory in the Dominican Republic are earning enough to feed a family of five. But after three years, this new, living wage-based business model has yet to turn a profit as global competition has pushed thousands of jobs to lower-cost countries. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports.
Durée: 7 minutes (00:07:23) Date de publication: 18/02/2014; Unabridged; Copyright Year: — Copyright Statment: —