price that varies from $3.00 to $3.80 per kg.29 By contrast, cultivated ligno-cellulosic ï¬bers usually have costs that are about one order of magnitude lower. For example, in Brazil, the export FOB price of piassava ï¬bers is $0.37, curaua ï¬ber, $0.44, and sponge-gourd, $0.60 per kg. 7 It is also worth mentioning that
Factors Which increase Bargaining power for workers. 1  Unique skills and qualifications. 2  A worker with more unique skills will have a greater impact on wage determination. 3  A professional footballer can command a high wage because his ability can make a huge difference to the earning power of the club.
To raise their membersâ pay unions must control the supply of jobs in a company or an industry. Unions must prevent employers from hiring anyone without their permission. If they can do this, they can expect the laws of supply and demand to work in their favor. Holding down employment drives up union membersâ wages. In other words, successful unions are job cartels.