The earnings of workers in export zones are high. Such a conclusion can be drawn from the results of surveys of 48 trade union leaders and 42 managers of the Bataan zone, which show that, although conflicts in the zone on issues related to wages occupy the main place among all others, the issue of the nominal salary level is not the main one — 8.3% of all conflicts. For the workers of the zone, according to the testimony of both trade unions and managers, the main problems are shift labor standards, especially for novice workers, for which they often have to stay after the shift, and these hours are not paid at the overtime rate; delay in paying wages; both coercion to overtime and non-provision of them; disciplinary penalties. All these problems affect the level of wages of workers, but their solution does not depend on the wage rate, but on other factors (labor productivity and discipline of workers, the need of the enterprise for overtime, etc.).



To the opinion about the salary level, we should add the conclusion reached by Filipino sociologists who interviewed workers in the Bataan zone — most workers voluntarily accept overtime. This is confirmed by similar findings of studies on the export zones of Taiwan, South Korea and Sri Lanka, published by the Hong Kong public organization "Asian Community for Democratic Development", which conducts extensive research activities. The same studies confirm that the majority of workers in the export zones of the Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan and Sri Lanka send 10 to 40% of their salaries home.



A comparison of all these data reveals that the argumentation that is often cited in the documents of international trade union organizations: "Workers in export zones have low wages and excessively long working hours" is easily countered by counterarguments: "The wages of workers in the zones are higher than the industry average in the host countries" — and that "most workers voluntarily agree to overtime"; the thesis that "wages in the zones are barely enough for physical survival" — the conclusion that wages "are enough not only for simple reproduction of labor, but also for significant send part of it to the family." Nevertheless, an analysis of these approaches shows that both of them rely on serious arguments, even a simple addition of which allows us to imagine the real situation of workers in the zones and determine the strategic line of TNCs in the use of local labor. With knowledge of the promotion rules, you will not be caught by surprise after using the Melbet Promotional Code. And even less will you be frightened later for not knowing the details of the offer. Best melbet promo code for registration and when you use it during registration, you can claim an exclusive sports betting welcome bonus worth 130% up to €/$130 just click on the mobile phone icon (on the left) to access the application's page. And the good news is that the Melbet app is available for Android and iOS operating systems. In other words, it serves all types of players.