Comments | ontd_political: Disabled workers paid just pennies an hour

moonshaz in ontd_political

Disabled workers paid just pennies an hour - and it's legal

Jun 23, 2013 03:05

Some Disabled Goodwill Workers Earn As Little As 22 Cents An Hour As Execs Earn Six Figures: Report ( Read more... )

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blondebeaker June 24 2013, 00:50:14 UTC

Value Village? Unless that is a Canada only thing.

lurkch June 24 2013, 01:31:22 UTC

Value Village has agreements with local charities to compensate them for clothing donations they receive so money may still go to Goodwill depending on what local contracts Value Village has.

ericadawn16 June 24 2013, 01:12:20 UTC

I'd look into local thrift stores.

In my area, we have several Hospice related stores that help pay for those who can't afford their hospice care.

There's also St. Vincent de Paul which not everyone would be comfortable with but I've seen them do good works.

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lovelokest June 23 2013, 23:50:42 UTC

I'm torn about Goodwill. I'm not at all defending the wages paid to disabled workers - I think they're criminally low and should be raised - but GW provides other services that are needed. I know through my job supporting developmentally disabled adults in their own homes, that this a way to get them out of their house and into the community five days a week (hell, with continued budget cuts, if it weren't for GW, one of the people I take care of would get out of the house for a grand total of 4.5 hours per week - 1.5 hours of approved double coverage a week, enough for one person to stay home with his roommate and the other to go out with him, and 3 hours on Sunday to go to church with his folks). It's not always to a work site -- GW takes people on outings to bowling alleys, parks, does arts and crafts and other activities.

ericadawn16 June 24 2013, 01:15:54 UTC

I definitely understand your viewpoint but I'm even more torn when combined with this additional article...

http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/inside-goodwills-work-release-centers-sloppy-supervision-ongoing-complaints/2127904

beokitty June 23 2013, 23:53:44 UTC

I think this is pretty common in enclave type work environments - I def see the issue being more the hefty pay of the executive. Often these enclave cost quite a bit of money to run and they do allow individuals with severe disabilities opportunities to learn new skills, meet new people, etc ( ... )

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blondebeaker June 24 2013, 01:38:30 UTC

Savers is a sister store of Value Village.

underlankers June 24 2013, 01:38:24 UTC

>.< This GIF captures how angry I am right now.

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