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Haiti: A rightly protest to increase the nation's long overdue minimum wage - August 4, 2009 

                                                             
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The Associated Press: Haiti lawmakers OK minimum wage hike after clashes Protesters run from tear gas during a protest to demand an minimum wage increase in Port-au-Prince, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009. Police fired tear gas at a crowd of protesters gathered outside parliament to demand an increase in the minimum wage, saying they are unable to feed and shelter their families on less than US$2 a day. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
                                              
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The Associated Press: Haiti lawmakers OK minimum wage hike after clashes Protesters run from tear gas during a protest to demand an minimum wage increase in Port-au-Prince, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009. Police fired tear gas at a crowd of protesters gathered outside parliament to demand an increase in the minimum wage, saying they are unable to feed and shelter their families on less than US$2 a day. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
                                                  
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The Associated Press: Haiti lawmakers OK minimum wage hike after clashes Dario Louis, left, a cameraman with Haiti's Tele-Max channel, is carried away by fellow journalists after being injured by rocks thrown by protesters who clashed with police in Port-au-Prince, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009. Police fired tear gas at protesters outside parliament demanding an increase in the minimum wage, saying they are unable to feed and shelter their families on less than US$2 a day. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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