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9 January, 2005
Did you know that a metalworker in Australia, France or Ireland has to work 3-4 minutes to be able to buy 1 kilo of potatoes. Whereas he or she has to work 25-30 minutes to buy 1 kilo of potatoes in Colombia, Croatia or Malta, and almost one hour in the Philippines.
Source: The IMF publication "The Purchasing Power of Working Time - An International Comparison." Sector> Electrical Machinery and Apparates.