The fact that wages are lower in Vietnam than in the United States or Europe, yet there are often waiting lines of people seeking work at a multinational firm in Vietnam, is evidence that
A) Vietnamese workers are exploited.
B) these jobs are better than alternatives available to the Vietnamese workers.
C) the government of Vietnam needs to raise the minimum wage.
D) wages are too high in the United States and Europe.
E) all of these are true.

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The fact that there are waiting lines of people seeking work at a multinational firm in Vietnam despite lower wages than in the US or Europe indicates that these jobs are better than the alternatives available to Vietnamese workers. This does not necessarily imply exploitation or that the government needs to raise the minimum wage, nor does it suggest that wages in the US or Europe are too high.

The Fact That Wages Are Lower in Vietnam Than in the United