Piece-Rate Pay Has Ups, Downs for Garment Workers

The piece-rate system, which pays workers according to the number of units they produce, can be a mixed bag for those in the garment industry in general and the “partial” pieceworker in particular, a new study has found. Compared with hourly or salaried workers—or even full-time pieceworkers—garment workers who are paid partially by the unit…