Wage of a sweatshop worker. Sweatshop workers in Bangladesh are paid just 24 US dollars per month. And thatâs the official minimum. Most workers only get 13-15 US dollars per month. The above number is based on the official minimum wage.ot a nice place to work!... Sweatshop workers wages can be as low as 1 US cent per hour, and they work up to 100 hours a week in conditions of poor air quality and extreme heat. More on sweatshops conditions below.
A Ponderosa Pine (Wikimedia Commons) Oregon is home to the worldâs tallest pine tree, according to a story in todayâs Mail Tribune. The following is an excerpt from the story about two men who discovered the tallest pine (268.35 feet) in the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest:
The world's tallest trees are California redwoods, technically known as Sequoia sempervirens. Until recently, some tree experts had theorized that the redwoods' couldn't exceed 120 meters (394 feet). But the theory clashed with historical legends of taller trees. There have been accounts of a Douglas fir tree that was measured early in last century and was 125 meters (410 feet) tall.