USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -From 1863 and 1869, roughly 15, 000 Chinese workers helped build the transcontinental railroad. They were paid less than American workers and lived in tents, while white workers were given accommodation in train cars.

Detailed explanation-2: -“Chinese received 30-50 percent lower wages than whites for the same job and they had to pay for their own food stuffs, ” Chang says. “They also had the most difficult and dangerous work, including tunneling and the use of explosives. There is also evidence they faced physical abuse at times from some supervisors.

Detailed explanation-3: -The ILO found wage earners in China made an average equivalent of just $656 a month, ranking them 57th out of the 72 countries the report covered. The key word is ‘world’ average. The world average was $1, 480 a month. That includes countries from India to rich Luxemburg, where average workers earned $4, 089 a month.

Detailed explanation-4: -3 (Reuters)-American workers are the world’s most productive, followed by the Irish, though productivity is rising fastest in China and much of the rest of Asia, according to the International Labor Organization.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Central Pacific’s Chinese immigrant workers received just $26-$35 a month for a 12-hour day, 6-day work week and had to provide their own food and tents. White workers received about $35 a month and were furnished with food and shelter.