• Wogi@lemmy.world
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      It’s not only legal it’s effectively encouraged. Capitalism is a race to the bottom, regardless of consequences.

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          They’re being paid minimum wage. It’s not a great job.

          Edit: And apparently they split their tips with the people working in the restaurant too, so I really feel like this is just exploitation.

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              If this is right:

              Looks like the absolute max is less than $10, and the absolute minimum is less than six dollars.

              • $5.24 (306 PHP)
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              How come agricultural laborers get shafted? An immediate guess is the government trying to keep food costs down.

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      People should just not go there. But it’s america and they probably have 1dollar chicken nuggets or something.

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        I would probably just turn around if I saw and understood what I was looking at. Definitely wouldn’t go back a second time.

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      I think it is illegal. I thought you had to file a W2 for anyone working in the states.

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        They are not physically in the US, and probably work listed as some sort of overseas contractor. Whatever wages they earn are from their employer who contracts for the restaurant.

        That’s probably how it works.