Well this is the crux right here, we can't put something like this is context without good data. Do these workers actually make a living wage? What is the cost of living in this part of the world, and most importantly, do any workers actually escape poverty over time? Things like these can be measured, and we should demand more from any news source.

I happen to disagree with your point of view, but it's meaningless if all we have is conjecture based on personal experience.

Edit: If your personal experience is actually from that level of poverty in that particular part of the world, then please, by all means, tell us what it's like.