What seems like too low a wage for consumers and activists in Northern countries may be okay in those countries, right? And they are paid the minimum wage! The Clean Clothes Campaign doesn't consider a minimum wage to be enough. We advocate a living wage. A living wage enables workers to meet their needs for nutritious food and clean water, shelter, clothes, education, health care and transport, as well as allowing for a discretionary income. It should be enough to provide for the basic needs of workers and their families, to allow them to participate fully in society and live with dignity. It should take into account the cost of living, social security benefits and the relative standards of other groups. The CCC is in constant contact with partners in its network all over the world, and therefore has up to date knowledge of wage standards and what that can pay for in production countries. We don't compare our wages and inflation here with the situation of workers elsewhere.