Among them is India, whose GDP is estimated to be less than the accumulated wealth of the world’s eight richest. In Vietnam, the country's richest man earns more in a day than the poorest person earns in 10 years. A report, conducted by Baptist World Aid Australia, claims that India employs almost 17 million workers (as of 2015) in the garment sector. It claims that Bangladesh, at $0.13 (USD) an hour, has one of the smallest hourly rates for garment workers. In contrast to both, the average compensation for a CEO of the top 350 US firms in 2013, based on research conducted by Economic Policy Institute, was $15.2 million (USD).

Source: Forbes January 17, 2017 04:36 UTC