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Fascinating Map Shows How Hundreds Of Millions Of Jobs Are Linked To Each Other All Over The World
http://www.businessinsider.com/jobs-map-2014-3
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Other examples:
French people (average domestic wage, US$58,000) smoke cigars manufactured in Poland (average domestic wage, US$10,000) which relies on raw material produced in Tanzania (average domestic wage, US$170).
In turn, Tanzania imports computers produced in China and designed in the United States.
In 2010, about 500,000 labourers in Tanzania worked to support US consumption (earned $215 million), whereas approximately 3,000 labourers in the United States worked for Tanzania (and earned $50 million).
Americans (average domestic wage, $58,000) love their cotton clothes. These are manufactured in China (average domestic wage, US$2,700) and woven from yarn in Pakistan (average domestic wage, US$1,460) made with raw cotton from Tajikistan (average domestic wage, US$450).
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com.au/this-map-by-australian-researchers-shows-the-millions-of-jobs-linked-across-the-global-economy-2014-3#ixzz2uto7CoQW
