Thanks, this is something I want to read.
I've read a bit about the garment industry, don't know all that much.
1. There is the cost of the fabric, thread, buttons, etc.
2. I think most US apparel companies don't own the overseas factories, so while the workers may get $3.09 for the day, the factory owners probably get a good deal more.
3. As you said, there are shipping costs. No tariff costs, I see.
4. The US distributor and/or wholesaler would get money. I don't know if they do the trucking or if a trucking company also takes its piece.
5. Of course, the retailer marks the suits up yet again.
6. Don't forget advertising costs.
I see your point. At least for high-priced clothing, there is enough of a markup that there ought to be plenty of room to pay them much more.
But at that point, IMO, there's just no reason to pay overseas workers at all. Those jobs could be done here in the US, and they wouldn't even have overseas shipping fees. I am sympathetic to the Haitians' plight, but not at the expense of our own people who don't have work.