Wal-Mart to face class-action over alleged bribery in Mexico
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Wal-Mart to face class-action over alleged bribery in Mexico
I'm shocked..........
http://www.msn.com/en-ca/money/topstories/wal-mart-to-face-class-action-over-alleged-bribery-in-mexico/ar-BBwv2sb?li=AAgh0dA&ocid=iehp
Re: Wal-Mart to face class-action over alleged bribery in Mexico
jaja sure you are!
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Re: Wal-Mart to face class-action over alleged bribery in Mexico
heh
Mexico is teflon, nothing ever sticks.
Mexico is teflon, nothing ever sticks.
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Re: Wal-Mart to face class-action over alleged bribery in Mexico
CanuckBob wrote:
I'm shocked..........
http://www.msn.com/en-ca/money/topstories/wal-mart-to-face-class-action-over-alleged-bribery-in-mexico/ar-BBwv2sb?li=AAgh0dA&ocid=iehp
...still waiting for those 125 trees?
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Re: Wal-Mart to face class-action over alleged bribery in Mexico
No I am still waiting for my change! Ahhh local problem.
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Re: Wal-Mart to face class-action over alleged bribery in Mexico
Had a friend working in the produce department lifting 40lb crates and working 8 hours a day for a total pay per day of $105p, unbelievable!!
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Re: Wal-Mart to face class-action over alleged bribery in Mexico
Well if the labor rates were $1050 per day most of us wouldn't be living here as it would be too expensive.....
Re: Wal-Mart to face class-action over alleged bribery in Mexico
CB--Wally World would still make a profit
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Re: Wal-Mart to face class-action over alleged bribery in Mexico
The point is that the cheap labor rates are what help to make the cost of living here so cheap. If the labor rates were 10 times higher than what they are then you would also have way higher prices for everything else.
Re: Wal-Mart to face class-action over alleged bribery in Mexico
CanuckBob - Shocked? Just a "Pay for Play scheme like the USA Gov't..
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Re: Wal-Mart to face class-action over alleged bribery in Mexico
Tongue was firmly in cheek.......jaja.
Re: Wal-Mart to face class-action over alleged bribery in Mexico
Wally World has always been known for low pay. But $105 for 8 hours is only $13.1 pesos per hour. That seems unbelievable. I hope that was a long time ago or that you made a mistake.
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Re: Wal-Mart to face class-action over alleged bribery in Mexico
Nope it was only a month ago that he quit.
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Re: Wal-Mart to face class-action over alleged bribery in Mexico
what is the minimum wage in Jalisco?
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Re: Wal-Mart to face class-action over alleged bribery in Mexico
I believe the minimum wage for a general worker is $73.04 MXN per day.
http://www.wageindicator.org/main/salary/minimum-wage/mexico
http://www.wageindicator.org/main/salary/minimum-wage/mexico
Re: Wal-Mart to face class-action over alleged bribery in Mexico
Somewhere between slave wages and "10 times higher" is a decent rate of pay by a major corporation. There are damn few (if any) expats that would be starved out if things cost a bit more.
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Re: Wal-Mart to face class-action over alleged bribery in Mexico
I rarely shop at the place, but it seems to me that their prices are not much cheaper than those NOB. IVA may be the reason, but I doubt it, as NOB (like in Texas) has a sales tax above 8% except on food and drugs.
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Re: Wal-Mart to face class-action over alleged bribery in Mexico
With the low labor rates, taxes and overheads Wal-Mart is making a fortune here. I'm betting their profit margin is way higher than NOB.
Re: Wal-Mart to face class-action over alleged bribery in Mexico
Lady Otter Latté wrote:Somewhere between slave wages and "10 times higher" is a decent rate of pay by a major corporation. There are damn few (if any) expats that would be starved out if things cost a bit more.
Companies like Wal-Mart usually scale their wages based on comparisons to similar companies. I'm thinking that most of the other retailers in Jalisco are paying similar wages. I would imagine the employees get higher pay based on length of service and job responsibilities too. In Canada, Costco is one of the few national retailers (actually wholesaler) still paying a pretty good wage. I would be interested to see what Costco is paying in Mexico.
Re: Wal-Mart to face class-action over alleged bribery in Mexico
And back to the Class Action; if the plaintiff prevails, and 99% of these settle, the investors may get some benefit, the attorneys make millions, and then it's business as usual.
As for W.M being Teflon, maybe in Mx (sort of like the GIL who I hear never paid $1.00), however this C.A. is in the U.S. and there are real procedures that are really followed, real judges and real courts.
As to the low wages, I was told the same thing by a ldy stocker in Home Depot about 10-years ago. I was floored.
As for W.M being Teflon, maybe in Mx (sort of like the GIL who I hear never paid $1.00), however this C.A. is in the U.S. and there are real procedures that are really followed, real judges and real courts.
As to the low wages, I was told the same thing by a ldy stocker in Home Depot about 10-years ago. I was floored.
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Re: Wal-Mart to face class-action over alleged bribery in Mexico
CanuckBob wrote:Lady Otter Latté wrote:Somewhere between slave wages and "10 times higher" is a decent rate of pay by a major corporation. There are damn few (if any) expats that would be starved out if things cost a bit more.
Companies like Wal-Mart usually scale their wages based on comparisons to similar companies. I'm thinking that most of the other retailers in Jalisco are paying similar wages. I would imagine the employees get higher pay based on length of service and job responsibilities too. In Canada, Costco is one of the few national retailers (actually wholesaler) still paying a pretty good wage. I would be interested to see what Costco is paying in Mexico.
FYI Costco average wage in USA is $22 per hour. About half and half full time and part time. Prices with a few exceptions are marked up 15% in USA.
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Re: Wal-Mart to face class-action over alleged bribery in Mexico
Clueless wrote:As for W.M being Teflon, maybe in Mx (sort of like the GIL who I hear never paid $1.00), however this C.A. is in the U.S. and there are real procedures that are really followed, real judges and real courts.
I did not say WalMart was teflon. Please read with comprehension. I said Mexico was teflon.
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