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NewsWhore
07-10-2008, 03:50 PM
A sectorial study by economist Luis Vargas reveals that wages for workers in the tourism sector have fallen by 11.8% over the past four years. Vargas says that in 2004 workers were earning RD$2,006 every 15 days, but by 2008 the very same workers were earning only RD$1,170. The dip in the tourism wage is worrisome considering that minimum salary rates went up by 12.2% during that same period.

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