[Civsoc-mw] [NYASANET] The Budget

[Adamson S. Muula]

Some of us will sell our labour at $1 in Lilongwe rather than at $5 in
Lusaka because:
1. I just don't know why but I feel I am better off here; why? I just feel
like;

2. I will not take my 90 year old father to Lusaka but he is close by here
and for me, seeing him once in two weeks is better than the $4 dollars I am
potentially losing by not going to Lusaka.

The bottom line of course is that: people make decisions they want or are
comfortable with. No?

On Sun, 22 Sep 2019 at 00:02, Tony Thontholani <tonytontho at yahoo.com> wrote:

> There are determined after taking a number of factors into consideration.
> In my previous post I emphasised on basic needs. And I was very basic. I
> didn’t talk of culture as part of a basic need, for instance. Progressive
> thinkers tend converge on cultural consumption as a basic need.
> Having said that let me break it down.
> a). Labour should bring in dividends both to the buyer and seller of
> labour. If it doesn’t bring me dividends - from a rational point of view -
> it is not worth pursuing.
> If I spend 160 hours per month selling my labour and still I can’t afford
> to rent a decent house, I am being exploited. 160 hours, that is 8 hours
> per day. Work should allow me to pay for societal basic needs. Otherwise,
> I’ll commit suicide.
> b). The consumer base determines a company’s capacity to pay 💰
> And here comes the hammer 🔨
> c). Comparable incomes within a country and sometimes within an economic
> bloc. Intranational comparison: How much is Peter’s pay? Compare that with
> the K35,000. Or, how much is a manager’s pay? Etc etc.
>
> If per hour wage in Zambia is 5£, and in Malawi 1$ don’t be surprised to
> see labour flight. I’d rather sell my labour in Lusaka than in stinky
> Lilongwe.
>
> > On 18. Sep 2019, at 19:49, Maybach Woyee <mbchwoyee5 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > How is the minimum wage determined?
>
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Adamson S. Muula PhD, MPH, MBBS, CPH, PGDip (Public Health Ethics), PGDip
(Global Health), PGD (Palliative Care)
Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health
University of Malawi, College of Medicine
School of Public Health and Family Medicine
Department of Public Health
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