SHOCKFACTS: Big Macs

Issue 

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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