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Why was it possible for employers to pay low wages in the 19th20th century?
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What does low wages mean?
low wages basically means low income!
What cause of labor strikes?
All of the above. ( Poor working conditions,Long workdays,Low wages)
Why did businesses pay employees low wages and make employees work long hours?
To make more profits for themselves.
How does minimum wage reduce poverty?
Employers can't pay wages that are too low to sustain the workers life. A minimum wage helps ensure that employers have to pay wages that allow employees to pay the cost of living Minimum wage laws also have a negative effect at times, in that it sets a low pay scale which employers can pay rather than letting the marketplace set rates according to the cost of living in certain areas.
Are pay and wages the same or the opposite?
The words pay and wages are synonyms, words that mean about the same thing.Wages are one type of pay or compensation for work. Another is salary. The typical use of "wages" is to mean pay based on time worked, such as hourly or daily wages.
What term refers to the pay received by workers?
Wages (A+)
Are wages earned your gross pay or your net pay?
The wages you earn are your gross pay. After taxes and everything else is removed from your paycheck, what remains is your net pay.
Did slaves have low wages?
Slaves had no wages at all. They were forced to do work.
Why were Mexican worker able to find jobs in the west and southwest?
Mexican immigrants were able to find jobs for a few separate reasons. These included that they accepted low wages, they did not complain about working conditions, and they did not join unions.They worked for little pay. ~APEX
How did low wages contributed to the rise in child labor?
Low wages meant that all family needed to work to survive
Colonial powers harmed their colonies by?
Keeping wages low and taxes to high
