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==Haiti==
==Haiti==
===Killed minimum wage increase in sweat shops===
===Killed minimum wage increase in sweat shops===
The Clinton State Department intervened at the behest of it's [[Wall Street]]interests to oppose an increase in the minimum wage from 24 cents an hour to 61 cents, or about $5 a day.<ref>[http://www.thenation.com/article/wikileaks-haiti-let-them-live-3-day/ WikiLeaks Haiti: Let Them Live on $3 a Day], By Dan Coughlin and Kim Ives, ''[[Nation magazine]]'', June 1, 2011.</ref> Multinational [[corporation]]s such as Hanes, Fruit of the Loom, Polo, and Levi's have been running sweat shops in [[Haiti]] and paying "[[slave]]" wages, according to the ''Columbia Journalism Review'', because of its close proximity to the [[United States]].<ref>[http://www.cjr.org/the_audit/a_pulled_scoop_shows_us_booste.php A Pulled Scoop Shows U.S. Fought to Keep Haitian Wages Down (UPDATED)], By Ryan Chittum, ''Columbian Journalism Review'', June 3, 2011. </ref> The Clinton State Department involved arguning the minimum wage increase “did not take economic reality into account” but was a [[populist]] measure aimed at appealing to “the [[unemployed]] and underpaid masses.”
The Clinton State Department intervened at the behest of it's [[Wall Street]] interests to oppose a minimum wage increase from 24 cents an hour to 61 cents, or about $5 a day.<ref>[http://www.thenation.com/article/wikileaks-haiti-let-them-live-3-day/ WikiLeaks Haiti: Let Them Live on $3 a Day], By Dan Coughlin and Kim Ives, ''[[Nation magazine]]'', June 1, 2011.</ref> Multinational [[corporation]]s such as Hanes, Fruit of the Loom, Polo, and Levi's have been running sweat shops in [[Haiti]] and paying "[[slave]]" wages, according to the ''Columbia Journalism Review''.<ref>[http://www.cjr.org/the_audit/a_pulled_scoop_shows_us_booste.php A Pulled Scoop Shows U.S. Fought to Keep Haitian Wages Down (UPDATED)], By Ryan Chittum, ''Columbian Journalism Review'', June 3, 2011. </ref> The Clinton State Department got involved o behalf of its corporate interests and argued that the minimum wage increase “did not take economic reality into account” but was a [[populist]] measure aimed at appealing to “the [[unemployed]] and underpaid masses.”
Responding to the Clinton State Department plea, Haiti’s president reduced the raise to 31 cents an hour or $3 a day minimum wage for Haiti's 25,000 workers in textile companies.
Responding to the Clinton State Department plea, Haiti’s president reduced the raise to 31 cents an hour or $3 a day minimum wage for Haiti's 25,000 workers in textile companies.