How long does it take employees at McDonald’s restaurants in our region to earn enough money to purchase a Big Mac?

• Australia — 17 minutes

• New Zealand — 28 minutes

• Hong Kong — 41 minutes

• Malaysia — 1 hour, 26 minutes

• South Korea — 1 hour, 29 minutes

• Philippines — 2 hours, 19 minutes

• Thailand — 2 hours, 45 minutes

• China — 3 hours, 58 minutes

• Sri Lanka — 5 hours, 53 minutes

• India — 8 hours, 34 minutes

• Pakistan — 14 hours, 14 minutes

[Source: <http://www.asianlabour.org>. Got a shockfact? Email <glw@greenleft.org.au>]

From Green Left Weekly, May 25, 2005.
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