Originally Posted by noveltyjunkie
Have any of you ever been to a Third World country? They deserve a fair go. They don't want charity, they want access to world markets so they can earn their living and, yes, feed their families, just like we do.
Actually, yes, I was just in Nicaragua this summer on a week-long mission trip where we helped run a camp for children whose families dig through the town dump to find recyclables that they can sell.
http://www.thebridgegranada.org/mini...-dump-ministry
$5 a day there is considered a good wage. You're lucky if you can become a sugarcane worker and get that wage. If you work in a T-shirt factory you will probably earn $3 / day. That's a lot of work for not much money.
To tell you the truth I really don't know how much $5 will buy there as we never got to a typical local market. But apparently even those daily wages are worth working for.