There is no way a person can live off those wages. The report left off by informing that these Nicaraguan workers were tired of their ridiculously low wages so in protest they were going to try to start a union. Their demands were a raise to 88 cents an hour. As one can see, these demands were not very high. Perhaps the only way they ll get it is by, as they started doing, forming a union.
Unionization is a very important factor in workers winning some rights.
Unfortunately, in some cases factory leaders just simply shut down the unionized factories and open up new ones where the unions are no longer in tact. In an article by the Clean Clothes Campaign, a story was reported about a woman who wished only to be called by her first name, Maria. She was a single mother who worked in a sweatshop. In January of this year, Maria was forced to switch contractors due to the fact that her old factory was shut down beacause the workers started forming unions. Simply wanting to be treated faily, the workers didn t budge.