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.
An increase in the minimum wage tends to have a âripple effectâ on other workers earning wages near that threshold. This ripple effect occurs when a raise in the minimum wage increases the wage received by workers earning slightly above the minimum wage. This effect of the statutory minimum wage on wages paid at the low end of the wage distribution more generally is well recognized in the academic literature.