- The wages they earn are extremely low although the countries they work in have minimum wages
imposed. In Mexico coffee workers are lucky if they earn $2.50 per day and females are often paid much
less than this.
-Working 10 - 12 hours, a female Guatemalan coffee worker is usually paid $0.87 - $1.30 per day. Women also play a large role in the household, having to cook, clean and care for their children although they work the same number of hours as the men and they are often the victims of sexual abuse in the workplace.