they had a difficult time surviving because of low wages(:
The working poor.
They did not pay slaves, thus the reason to call them slaves
That they were practically slaves, but got paid in a way.
Inmates, or possibly detainees, or maybe again wage slaves.
Wage Slaves - 2009 was released on: USA: 22 July 2009 (internet)
Wage Slaves - 2009 Alicia - 1.4 was released on: USA: 4 August 2009
Wage Slaves Not Getting by in America - 2002 TV was released on: USA: August 2002
Wage Slaves - 2009 Bloopers 1-7 was released on: USA: 25 August 2009
Wage Slaves - 2009 Dirk 1-5 was released on: USA: 11 August 2009
Wage Slaves - 2009 Mitch 1-2 was released on: USA: 21 July 2009
Wage Slaves - 2009 These Are Not the Hands of a Barista 2-5 was released on: USA: 28 September 2010
sweat shop labour is a way for making poor people get paid less than the minimum wage. and the minimum wage is $8.50 but many companies are giving their workers/slaves less than 1 dollar an hour. Is this equitable? This should be illegal, what are you going to do about it?