Wages at the Kempinski

[oliverdst]

3 hours ago, nino said:

A bit more in both cases, according to The Economist 2014, the Cuban doctor gets US$1245 and the Cuban gvt US$ 3030 ... still a very profitable deal for the Cuban gvt.

The programme pays each participant a salary of around US$4,500 a month. However, the participation of Cuban doctors is organised through the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). The Brazilian government disburses the payments to the PAHO, which then transfers the monies to the Cuban government after taking a 5% administrative commission. The Cuban government pays the medical professionals working in Brazil a monthly salary of US$1,245, and pockets the rest.

http://country.eiu.com/article.aspx?articleid=1782243562&Country=Cuba&topic=Politics&subtopic=Forecast&subsubtopic=Political+stability&u=1&pid=1965599580&oid=1965599580&uid=1

Thanks for the heads up, Nino. 

I should have pointed that Brazilian currency was much better in 2014. It was something like R$/US$ 2.3/1.0

Now is 3.3.

And there were some corrections in what doctor/state receives. 

I must say that braziluan patients love cuban doctors. Much more humans and they seem to care about patient's health. Different from most brazilian doctors paid by the state.

[DBNInc]

On 7/8/2017 at 0:47 AM, PigFish said:

No my friend this is what happens when you work for a criminal enterprise, which is what communism is.

You see the ladies may not have a choice, because they may not be working your country legally. There is often a back story to every 'story.' The owner may know this and his employees are free to leave and work elsewhere or stay and get the best deal they can. This is what happens when people work outside the law. One person breaks the law and another takes advantage of it and also breaks the law. Law breaking does not define capitalism. That defines criminality. Keeping people captive, so that they have no choices, and where they go to jail if they speak up sounds a lot like Cuba to me. No amigo, you have defined communism, a criminal enterprise, not capitalism...

Of course you might have also been viewed as a rich sucker! And this tale of woe might work on a lot of people so that they get a tip. The two ladies might actually own the company or are partners in it... Did you do a D&B...? The two ladies, as nice as they may have seemed could be lying about their situation.

I guess the next question is this. Did you get their names and phone numbers and are you willing to have them back at $250 each next time, cutting out their boss and paying them direct? Or would you be concerned that if they caused damage to your home you could not hold them liable? What if they get hurt on your property...? 

Did the amount that they claimed to get paid violate the labor laws as you know them? If so, what are you going to do about it? OR, because your got your house cleaned and noting is damaged are you just okay with it and not going to rock the boat? If you feel strongly about it, call the department of labor... There are laws in my country, and yet I can no longer call it capitalist! How about yours?

So, to answer your question, this is not capitalism, as imperfect as it may be! The answer depends on the facts. If the two are illegal they should be deported and then their boss put in jail for breaking the laws governing the hiring of illegals and at the same time abusing them. That might make room for a real cleaning company, bonded, insured and hiring legal, professional cleaners. The cost next time may be $1500.00, but that is capitalism!

-Piggy

 

Excellent points!  D&B?