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    The Wall Street Journal‏Verified account @WSJ 17 Oct 2014

    Would you work 6 days a week for about $500 a month? Hong Kong's foreign maids do http://on.wsj.com/1xXedO1 pic.twitter.com/mw3oUNNsGD

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      1. Rowie Azada-Palacios (Rowena)‏ @rowsterr 17 Oct 2014
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        @WSJ uh ... that's a pretty good wage in some parts of the world.

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      1. Abhishek Pai‏ @PaiAbhishek 17 Oct 2014
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        @WSJ it's worst for Indian Maids. Less than 50 $ a month.

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      1. miCH‏ @miCHotravez 17 Oct 2014
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        “@WSJ: Would you work 6 days a week for about $500 a month? Hong Kong's foreign maids do" An Venezuelan's with a degree do so for $100

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      1. Isegoria‏ @Isegoria 17 Oct 2014
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        @WSJ Would you pay someone $500 a month to work 6 days a week for you?

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      1. Middledistancerunner‏ @linear911 17 Oct 2014
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        @WSJ Most Indian maids would be delighted to have that kind of pay

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      1. Bob Carlson‏ @Bdirtsbest 17 Oct 2014
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        @WSJ @hrkbenowen that's about twice as much as they get in the Philippines!

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      1. Giankarlo A. Crespo‏ @G_CrespoC 17 Oct 2014
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        @WSJ Minimum wage in the Dominican Republic is $200 dollars a month. Even if you're a professional.

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      1. Yamilko Masserati‏ @pumpumsote 17 Oct 2014
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        @wsj 😷😷😷

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      1. Zain Shahid‏ @Xa1n84 17 Oct 2014
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        @WSJ that's such an ignorant tweet, there never was and never will be income equality some countries and ppl want it that way.

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      1. Salome Mdinaradze‏ @SaloMdinaradze 17 Oct 2014
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        @WSJ I am working for much less than 500$, and it is not Hong-Kong.

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      1. silent observer‏ @hajmar 17 Oct 2014
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        @WSJ Thats a lot more than a mid level bank manager makes in #pakistan, avg salary is about $425/mo, college degree& yrs experience

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      1. cody‏ @joncody98 17 Oct 2014
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        @WSJ In the #MiddleEast it's for even less $. When the family goes out to eat, often the maids are not allowed to eat. They sit & watch #sad

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      1. josh danha‏ @joshdanha 17 Oct 2014
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        @WSJ it's more than what most professional jobs are paying in #Africa #HongKong

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      1. Müjgan Yılmaz‏ @muj__muj 17 Oct 2014
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        @WSJ not suprising for me, cause it's just about minimum wage in Turkey, that makes 15 million people!

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      1. Stephen Chan‏ @chanxin 17 Oct 2014
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        @WSJ Well, they can even build houses in their hometown. We earn much more couldn’t afford a flat with few hundred Sq feet. Sounds fair!?

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      1. L. Lazlow  🇭🇺‏ @lazlow_hu 17 Oct 2014
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        @WSJ Many people in East Hungary can only dream about $500 a month. In this region the majority earns the minimum wage $277/mo.

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      1. Sheilah Kalfors‏ @SKalfors 17 Oct 2014
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        @WSJ So much violence and abuse suffered by domestic helpers in HK that are unreported due to fear of reprisal.

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      1. Pato Glez‏ @GlezWp 17 Oct 2014
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        @WSJ In Spain for 700 Euros!

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