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:
A road runs through a tall redwood tree in this file photo from 1955. Officials would not disclose the location of Hyperion, the world's tallest tree, for fear that too many visitors could damage the delicate ecology of the California forest where it lives. updated 10/1/2006 5:14:30 PM ET.