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I posted here a few weeks ago about the current situation I face regarding my employer. A short re-cap, 25 M, African descent, Fortunate enough to have had a good education, and currently Interior Architect Graduate. A short introduction to the current economic threshold here for you all, I am the youngest in the office. The rest of the team 2 Architects and 2 Engineers are well over at least 6 years older than I am. The Average salary between them is 1 Million Tanzanian Shillings ( 428.52 US dollars) per month at this point. With the highest paid being 1.2 Million Tanzanian Shillings. Laughably yes maybe, but this is the most common salary bracket for “educated” individuals. I earn 293$, pushing Tsh 650,000. (No insurance, no bonuses, Sick days a must to bring in doctor notes, working till 9pm most times) . Note: 5 employees have left the company…

My manager was fired today. He always told me that you should always be “Hands on” with the female employees. Didn't think anything more about it until 5 women came forward and reported him for sexual harassment

Labor Law in Guatemala was established in the 50s. Salaried employees get a 13th salary, equal to the ones received every other month, and employers often pay it no later than December 15th. (Although the law says they can pay 1 half in december, and another no later than January 15th). Our economy hasn't collapsed. This was stablished in 1954. In the 90's, congress approved of the 14th Bonus, to be paid in July. Guatemalan workers, contracted by law, have two bonuses each year equal to a full monthly payment. Each year around july/december we have a barrage of sales and advertising from companies, the economy is based around it. Everyone budgets it in advance, so we use it for down payments on cars, travel, an extra mortgage payment, christmas gifts, college tuition, clothes, to pay off debt or to save. Good labor laws exist, a revolution is needed for…