Gene Kearns wrote:
On 15 Jan 2007 04:53:26 -0800, basskisser penned the following well
considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

Well, then, Jim, enlighten me. Tell me how that StarKist is exempt from
paying minimum wage increases because American Samoa is exempt?

Bassy, that should be fairly obvious.... about 60% of the island works
for Star Kissed....

Yes, but the total percentage of Star Kist employees affected by this
is minimal. There are around 5,000 total cannery employees on American
Samoa, and there are several canneries one of which is owned by Del
Monte.

Interestingly, the Federal Minimum Wage laws have never controlled
wages there.... and will be the only territory not falling under the
aforementioned legislation.

By the way, the current Min. Wage there is $3.26, set on 10/1/2003. I
can't imagine life on $6800/yr......

Neither can I, but then again, my cost of living is more, I'd presume!