It would cost $2.2 billion a year to increase the wages of all 2.5 million Vietnamese garment workers to a living wage. Oxfam’s report outlines the key factors driving up rewards for shareholders and corporate bosses at the expense of workers’ pay and conditions. Eliminate the gender pay gap and protect the rights of women workers. Oxfam estimates a global tax of 1.5 percent on billionaires’ wealth could pay for every child to go to school. They want action.”Oxfam used Forbes' billionaires list last published in March 2017 to calculate wealth of billionaires

Source: Standard Digital January 22, 2018 07:52 UTC