Thursday, March 31, 2016

Bernie!  We Need You in Juarez!

Fully 62% of workers in Juarez earn less than the cost of living, or basket of goods, there, for a family of four, which is $5260 pesos ($292 US dollars) per month.  This is according to the highly respected municipal planning agency (IMIP) of Juarez in its annual 2015 Radiografia Socioeconomica del Municipio de Juarez.  (click here for link to the story in Diario)
 
Only 20% of workers in Juarez earn more than 5 minimum salaries ($586 US) per month.  Of these, only 2.25% of workers earn over $2345 (US dollars).

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