Jose Manuel Abel, 52, cleans a table in the restaurant where he works as a waiter in Chipiona, southern Spain, August 23, 2018. Abel bade farewell to his wife and children and left his native Spain in 2012 after losing his job. He spent six years in Germany doing low-paid work before returning home last year. He now has a temporary job as a waiter, working 17 hours a day, but he expects to be laid off once the summer tourists stop coming to Chipiona. "I'm working as a waiter and I don't have a problem with that because I think that any kind of job is respectable," Abel said. "I have studies, training and I intend to use them in the future." Abel is also working with friends to set up a local political party which will contest municipal elections in 2019. "I don't want my sons to suffer and live what I had to live through," he said. "I don't want them to migrate and look for a job opportunity away from this marvellous place." REUTERS/Marcelo del Pozo SEARCH "LEHMAN 10" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A Syrian man who had fled the war in his homeland stands outside shops run by Syrians in a low-income neighborhood of Ankara, Turkey, September 29, 2015. Nearly five years after the conflict in Syria began, Turkey has shouldered the brunt of the humanitarian burden, sheltering at least 2.3 million Syrians, the largest refugee population in the world. But tensions are simmering between Turk and Syrians as it struggles to integrate a population that does not speak the language and is largely prevented from working. Turkey's refugee camps can house only a fraction of the refugees, who prefer to take their chances in Turkish cities, where they look for low-paid employment or resort to begging. Initial optimism on the part of both refugees and their hosts has given way to resentment and mistrust, helping fuel a tide of migrants fleeing countries that are poor or at war and hoping to reach - legally or illegally - the wealthy EU. Picture taken September 29, 2015. REUTERS/Umit Bektas 

Syrian refugees stroll on a street of a low-income neighborhood in Ankara, Turkey, September 29, 2015. Nearly five years after the conflict in Syria began, Turkey has shouldered the brunt of the humanitarian burden, sheltering at least 2.3 million Syrians, the largest refugee population in the world. But tensions are simmering between Turk and Syrians as it struggles to integrate a population that does not speak the language and is largely prevented from working. Turkey's refugee camps can house only a fraction of the refugees, who prefer to take their chances in Turkish cities, where they look for low-paid employment or resort to begging. Initial optimism on the part of both refugees and their hosts has given way to resentment and mistrust, helping fuel a tide of migrants fleeing countries that are poor or at war and hoping to reach - legally or illegally - the wealthy EU. Picture taken September 29, 2015. REUTERS/Umit Bektas 

A Syrian man (R) who had fled the war in his homeland sits outside his coffee shop in a low-income neighborhood of Ankara, Turkey, September 29, 2015. Nearly five years after the conflict in Syria began, Turkey has shouldered the brunt of the humanitarian burden, sheltering at least 2.3 million Syrians, the largest refugee population in the world. But tensions are simmering between Turk and Syrians as it struggles to integrate a population that does not speak the language and is largely prevented from working. Turkey's refugee camps can house only a fraction of the refugees, who prefer to take their chances in Turkish cities, where they look for low-paid employment or resort to begging. Initial optimism on the part of both refugees and their hosts has given way to resentment and mistrust, helping fuel a tide of migrants fleeing countries that are poor or at war and hoping to reach - legally or illegally - the wealthy EU. Picture taken September 29, 2015. REUTERS/Umit Bektas 

A Syrian woman who had fled the war in her homeland shops at a market in a low-income neighborhood of Ankara, Turkey, September 29, 2015. Nearly five years after the conflict in Syria began, Turkey has shouldered the brunt of the humanitarian burden, sheltering at least 2.3 million Syrians, the largest refugee population in the world. But tensions are simmering between Turk and Syrians as it struggles to integrate a population that does not speak the language and is largely prevented from working. Turkey's refugee camps can house only a fraction of the refugees, who prefer to take their chances in Turkish cities, where they look for low-paid employment or resort to begging. Initial optimism on the part of both refugees and their hosts has given way to resentment and mistrust, helping fuel a tide of migrants fleeing countries that are poor or at war and hoping to reach - legally or illegally - the wealthy EU. Picture taken September 29, 2015. REUTERS/Umit Bektas 

Syrian refugees stroll on a street of a low-income neighborhood in Ankara, Turkey, September 29, 2015. Nearly five years after the conflict in Syria began, Turkey has shouldered the brunt of the humanitarian burden, sheltering at least 2.3 million Syrians, the largest refugee population in the world. But tensions are simmering between Turk and Syrians as it struggles to integrate a population that does not speak the language and is largely prevented from working. Turkey's refugee camps can house only a fraction of the refugees, who prefer to take their chances in Turkish cities, where they look for low-paid employment or resort to begging. Initial optimism on the part of both refugees and their hosts has given way to resentment and mistrust, helping fuel a tide of migrants fleeing countries that are poor or at war and hoping to reach - legally or illegally - the wealthy EU. Picture taken September 29, 2015. REUTERS/Umit Bektas 

Protesters participate in a "die in" in front of a McDonald's restaurant during demonstrations asking for higher wages in the Manhattan borough of New York City April 15, 2015. Fast-food workers rallied on Wednesday for higher pay, using the April 15 tax deadline to publicize their claims that they cannot survive on the hourly wages paid by many U.S. corporations. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson 

A '1:12' flag is fixed outside a window of a house in Zurich November 11, 2013. Switzerland will vote on November 24, on the salary initiative '1:12', to limit the pay of executives to 12 times that of a company's lowest paid employee. Picture taken November 11, 2013. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT) 

Members of the Swiss trade union Unia supporting a referendum to limit the pay of executives to 12 times that of a company's lowest paid employee organise a demonstration at the Paradeplatz square in Zurich August 30, 2013. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (SWITZERLAND - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT CIVIL UNREST) 

Garment workers from textile company Envoy Group demonstrate climbing a makeshift ladder, which serves as a fire exit to the building, during a protest in Dhaka June 10, 2013. The workers demanded increase in pay, money paid for work done, and a larger lunch allowance, local media reported. REUTERS/Andrew Biraj (BANGLADESH - Tags: BUSINESS TEXTILE CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

People work on machines at a clothing factory at an industrial town of Newcastle, 260 km (162 miles) southeast of Johannesburg May 8, 2013. South Africa says its garment industry is better regulated and workers are better paid than in ultra low-cost Asian producers like Bangladesh, where the collapse of a factory killed more than 1,100 people last month. Picture taken May 8, 2013. REUTERS/Jon Herskovitz (SOUTH AFRICA - Tags: BUSINESS TEXTILE) 

Workers work on machines at a clothing factory at an industrial town of Newcastle, 260 km (162 miles) southeast of Johannesburg May 8, 2013. South Africa says its garment industry is better regulated and workers are better paid than in ultra low-cost Asian producers like Bangladesh, where the collapse of a factory killed more than 1,100 people last month. Picture taken May 8, 2013. REUTERS/Jon Herskovitz (SOUTH AFRICA - Tags: BUSINESS TEXTILE) 

A woman works at a clothing factory at the industrial town of Newcastle, 260 km (162 miles) southeast of Johannesburg May 8, 2013. South Africa says its garment industry is better regulated and workers are better paid than in ultra low-cost Asian producers like Bangladesh, where the collapse of a factory killed more than 1,100 people last month. Picture taken May 8, 2013. REUTERS/Jon Herskovitz (SOUTH AFRICA - Tags: BUSINESS TEXTILE) 

Workers finish work at the Honda Lock factory in the factory town of Xiaolan in the southern China's Guangdong province November 1, 2012. Workers at the Honda Lock auto parts plant went on strike two years ago, weary of their low paid, grinding work. Word of their action -- a rare early instance of a strike that crippled production for a multinational corporation in China -- spread rapidly on social media, inspiring other workers at plants across the country and forced many firms and local authorities to respond by raising minimum wages and benefits. Picture taken November 1, 2012. REUTERS/James Pomfret (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT) 

An ethnic Rohingya from Myanmar and living in Malaysia, Muhammad Karim Muhammad Salim (L), 13, attends his Koran reading class in Kuala Lumpur May 30, 2012. The Rohingya in Myanmar are usually landless as well as stateless, and scratch a living from low-paid casual labor. During the so-called "sailing season" between monsoons, thousands of Rohingya attempt to cross the Bay of Bengal in small, ramshackle fishing boats. Their destination: Muslim-majority Malaysia, where thousands of Rohingya work, mostly illegally. Every year up to 40 villagers head out to sea on Malaysia-bound boats. They each pay about 200,000 kyat, or $250, a small fortune by local standards. But the extended Rohingya families who raise the sum regard it as an investment. Picture taken May 30, 2012. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA - Tags: SOCIETY CONFLICT EDUCATION) 

An ethnic Rohingya from Myanmar and living in Malaysia waits for a prayer at the National Mosque in Kuala Lumpur June 17, 2012. The Rohingya in Myanmar are usually landless as well as stateless, and scratch a living from low-paid casual labor. During the so-called "sailing season" between monsoons, thousands of Rohingya attempt to cross the Bay of Bengal in small, ramshackle fishing boats. Their destination: Muslim-majority Malaysia, where thousands of Rohingya work, mostly illegally. Every year up to 40 villagers head out to sea on Malaysia-bound boats. They each pay about 200,000 kyat, or $250, a small fortune by local standards. But the extended Rohingya families who raise the sum regard it as an investment. Picture taken June 17, 2012. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION CONFLICT) 

Abul Foyaz Abdul Hakim, an ethnic Rohingya from Myanmar and living in Malaysia, sits in his living room with his family at their house in Kuala Lumpur May 31, 2012. Abul Foyaz came to Malaysia 18 years ago, got married and raised his children in Malaysia. The Rohingya in Myanmar are usually landless as well as stateless, and scratch a living from low-paid casual labor. During the so-called "sailing season" between monsoons, thousands of Rohingya attempt to cross the Bay of Bengal in small, ramshackle fishing boats. Their destination: Muslim-majority Malaysia, where thousands of Rohingya work, mostly illegally. Every year up to 40 villagers head out to sea on Malaysia-bound boats. They each pay about 200,000 kyat, or $250, a small fortune by local standards. But the extended Rohingya families who raise the sum regard it as an investment. Picture taken May 31, 2012. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION CONFLICT) 

Ethnic Rohingyas from Myanmar and living in Malaysia wait for a prayer next to a display of Koranic verses that say "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah", outside a mosque in Kuala Lumpur June 17, 2012. The Rohingya in Myanmar are usually landless as well as stateless, and scratch a living from low-paid casual labor. During the so-called "sailing season" between monsoons, thousands of Rohingya attempt to cross the Bay of Bengal in small, ramshackle fishing boats. Their destination: Muslim-majority Malaysia, where thousands of Rohingya work, mostly illegally. Every year up to 40 villagers head out to sea on Malaysia-bound boats. They each pay about 200,000 kyat, or $250, a small fortune by local standards. But the extended Rohingya families who raise the sum regard it as an investment. Picture taken June 17, 2012. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION CONFLICT) 

An ethnic Rohingya from Myanmar and living in Malaysia looks on as he finishes his prayer at a mosque in Kuala Lumpur June 17, 2012. The Rohingya in Myanmar are usually landless as well as stateless, and scratch a living from low-paid casual labor. During the so-called "sailing season" between monsoons, thousands of Rohingya attempt to cross the Bay of Bengal in small, ramshackle fishing boats. Their destination: Muslim-majority Malaysia, where thousands of Rohingya work, mostly illegally. Every year up to 40 villagers head out to sea on Malaysia-bound boats. They each pay about 200,000 kyat, or $250, a small fortune by local standards. But the extended Rohingya families who raise the sum regard it as an investment. Picture taken June 17, 2012. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION CONFLICT) 

An ethnic Rohingya from Myanmar and living in Malaysia, wearing a traditional Malay "songkok" prayer cap, recites prayers at a mosque in Kuala Lumpur June 17, 2012. The Rohingya in Myanmar are usually landless as well as stateless, and scratch a living from low-paid casual labor. During the so-called "sailing season" between monsoons, thousands of Rohingya attempt to cross the Bay of Bengal in small, ramshackle fishing boats. Their destination: Muslim-majority Malaysia, where thousands of Rohingya work, mostly illegally. Every year up to 40 villagers head out to sea on Malaysia-bound boats. They each pay about 200,000 kyat, or $250, a small fortune by local standards. But the extended Rohingya families who raise the sum regard it as an investment. Picture taken June 17, 2012. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION CONFLICT) 

Ethnic Rohingyas from Myanmar and living in Malaysia talk as they wait for a prayer outside a mosque in Kuala Lumpur June 17, 2012. The Rohingya in Myanmar are usually landless as well as stateless, and scratch a living from low-paid casual labor. During the so-called "sailing season" between monsoons, thousands of Rohingya attempt to cross the Bay of Bengal in small, ramshackle fishing boats. Their destination: Muslim-majority Malaysia, where thousands of Rohingya work, mostly illegally. Every year up to 40 villagers head out to sea on Malaysia-bound boats. They each pay about 200,000 kyat, or $250, a small fortune by local standards. But the extended Rohingya families who raise the sum regard it as an investment. Picture taken June 17, 2012. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION CONFLICT) 

Ethnic Rohingyas from Myanmar and living in Malaysia gather before a prayer at the National Mosque in Kuala Lumpur June 17, 2012. The Rohingya in Myanmar are usually landless as well as stateless, and scratch a living from low-paid casual labor. During the so-called "sailing season" between monsoons, thousands of Rohingya attempt to cross the Bay of Bengal in small, ramshackle fishing boats. Their destination: Muslim-majority Malaysia, where thousands of Rohingya work, mostly illegally. Every year up to 40 villagers head out to sea on Malaysia-bound boats. They each pay about 200,000 kyat, or $250, a small fortune by local standards. But the extended Rohingya families who raise the sum regard it as an investment. Picture taken June 17, 2012. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION CONFLICT) 

A young ethnic Rohingya from Myanmar and living in Malaysia, Nur Begum Shamshu Alam, 5, attends her Malay language class in Kuala Lumpur May 30, 2012. The Rohingya in Myanmar are usually landless as well as stateless, and scratch a living from low-paid casual labor. During the so-called "sailing season" between monsoons, thousands of Rohingya attempt to cross the Bay of Bengal in small, ramshackle fishing boats. Their destination: Muslim-majority Malaysia, where thousands of Rohingya work, mostly illegally. Every year up to 40 villagers head out to sea on Malaysia-bound boats. They each pay about 200,000 kyat, or $250, a small fortune by local standards. But the extended Rohingya families who raise the sum regard it as an investment. Picture taken May 30, 2012. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA - Tags: SOCIETY POLITICS) 

Ethnic Rohingyas from Myanmar and living in Malaysia perform prayers at a mosque in Kuala Lumpur June 17, 2012. The Rohingya in Myanmar are usually landless as well as stateless, and scratch a living from low-paid casual labor. During the so-called "sailing season" between monsoons, thousands of Rohingya attempt to cross the Bay of Bengal in small, ramshackle fishing boats. Their destination: Muslim-majority Malaysia, where thousands of Rohingya work, mostly illegally. Every year up to 40 villagers head out to sea on Malaysia-bound boats. They each pay about 200,000 kyat, or $250, a small fortune by local standards. But the extended Rohingya families who raise the sum regard it as an investment. Picture taken June 17, 2012. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION) 

A woman walks past policemen standing guard as graduates who work temporary jobs in the public sector protest against the government in downtown Algiers April 29, 2012. The protesters are among thousands of young Algerian university graduates who are placed by the state in low-paid temporary public sector jobs until they can be allocated long-term posts. The protesters say they have been stuck for too long in the low-paid jobs, and will boycott the May 10 parliamentary election unless they are moved to permanent roles. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra (ALGERIA - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT POLITICS CIVIL UNREST EDUCATION) 

A graduate who works temporary jobs in the public sector protests next to a line of police against the government in downtown Algiers April 29, 2012. The protesters are among thousands of young Algerian university graduates who are placed by the state in low-paid temporary public sector jobs until they can be allocated long-term posts. The protesters say they have been stuck for too long in the low-paid jobs, and will boycott the May 10 parliamentary election unless they are moved to permanent roles. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra (ALGERIA - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT POLITICS CIVIL UNREST EDUCATION) 

A graduates who works temporary jobs in the public sector protests against the government in downtown Algiers April 29, 2012. The protesters are among thousands of young Algerian university graduates who are placed by the state in low-paid temporary public sector jobs until they can be allocated long-term posts. The protesters say they have been stuck for too long in the low-paid jobs, and will boycott the May 10 parliamentary election unless they are moved to permanent roles. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra (ALGERIA - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT POLITICS CIVIL UNREST EDUCATION) 

Graduates who work temporary jobs in the public sector protest against the government in downtown Algiers April 29, 2012. The protesters are among thousands of young Algerian university graduates who are placed by the state in low-paid temporary public sector jobs until they can be allocated long-term posts. The protesters say they have been stuck for too long in the low-paid jobs, and will boycott the May 10 parliamentary election unless they are moved to permanent roles. Banner reads " We want permanent employment."REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra (ALGERIA - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT POLITICS CIVIL UNREST EDUCATION) 

Graduates who work temporary jobs in the public sector protest against the government in downtown Algiers April 29, 2012. The protesters are among thousands of young Algerian university graduates who are placed by the state in low-paid temporary public sector jobs until they can be allocated long-term posts. The protesters say they have been stuck for too long in the low-paid jobs, and will boycott the May 10 parliamentary election unless they are moved to permanent roles. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra (ALGERIA - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT POLITICS CIVIL UNREST EDUCATION) 

Policemen stand guard as graduates who work temporary jobs in the public sector protest against the government in downtown Algiers April 29, 2012. The protesters are among thousands of young Algerian university graduates who are placed by the state in low-paid temporary public sector jobs until they can be allocated long-term posts. The protesters say they have been stuck for too long in the low-paid jobs, and will boycott the May 10 parliamentary election unless they are moved to permanent roles. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra (ALGERIA - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT POLITICS CIVIL UNREST EDUCATION) 

Graduates who work temporary jobs in the public sector protest against the government in downtown Algiers April 29, 2012. The protesters are among thousands of young Algerian university graduates who are placed by the state in low-paid temporary public sector jobs until they can be allocated long-term posts. The protesters say they have been stuck for too long in the low-paid jobs, and will boycott the May 10 parliamentary election unless they are moved to permanent roles. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra (ALGERIA - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT POLITICS CIVIL UNREST EDUCATION) 

Graduates who work temporary jobs in the public sector protest against the government in downtown Algiers April 29, 2012. The protesters are among thousands of young Algerian university graduates who are placed by the state in low-paid temporary public sector jobs until they can be allocated long-term posts. The protesters say they have been stuck for too long in the low-paid jobs, and will boycott the May 10 parliamentary election unless they are moved to permanent roles. Placard (C) reads "Stop Pre-employment". REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra (ALGERIA - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT POLITICS CIVIL UNREST EDUCATION) 

A Haitian man cleans a car window in Manaus September 21, 2011. Since the January 12, 2010 earthquake that killed around 250,000 people in Haiti, hundreds of Haitians have been migrating to Brazil via Peru and Ecuador. According to the Pastoral do Migrante, a Catholic entity that helps Haitians seeking refugee status in Brazil, there are more than 2,000 Haitians in the Amazonas State region of Brazil, with only around 400 having managed to acquire resident visas from the government. Most work in construction and in factories, earning little more than the minimum wage of $300 monthly, leaving them little or no money to send home to family in Haiti, according to the Association of Haitian Workers in Manaus. Picture taken on September 21, 2011. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes (BRAZIL - Tags: DISASTER SOCIETY IMMIGRATION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

A worker works on leather pieces which will be used to make cricket balls at a factory in Meerut, 80 km (50 miles) northeast of Delhi, January 28, 2011, as cricket equipment makers race to meet a demand surge ahead of the Cricket World Cup. The factory produces around 600 balls a day, and each costs retailers 60-600 rupees ($1.30-$13). BDM, a family cricket equipment business for almost 90 years, has made bats, balls and other equipment for most of India's top cricketers, and international stars such as Sri Lanka's Sanath Jayasuriya and the West Indies legend Brian Lara. India's top cricketers are revered in a country where the sport is almost a religion. Devoid of heavy machinery, the workshop is filled with the thuds of hammers on leather, banging of cork into cores, and the tinkle of needle on steel as dozens of men furiously stitch together 600 balls every day. The workers are paid 5,000 rupees ($110) a month, plus performance-related bonuses. Picture taken January 28, 2011. To match CRICKET/INDIA-MANUFACTURERS/ REUTERS/Parivartan Sharma (INDIA - Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS SPORT CRICKET) 

A worker stitches two leather halves together with a spherical core inside to form a cricket ball at a factory in Meerut, 80 km (50 miles) northeast of Delhi, January 28, 2011, as cricket equipment makers race to meet a demand surge ahead of the Cricket World Cup. The factory produces around 600 balls a day, and each costs retailers 60-600 rupees ($1.30-$13). BDM, a family cricket equipment business for almost 90 years, has made bats, balls and other equipment for most of India's top cricketers, and international stars such as Sri Lanka's Sanath Jayasuriya and the West Indies legend Brian Lara. India's top cricketers are revered in a country where the sport is almost a religion. Devoid of heavy machinery, the workshop is filled with the thuds of hammers on leather, banging of cork into cores, and the tinkle of needle on steel as dozens of men furiously stitch together 600 balls every day. The workers are paid 5,000 rupees ($110) a month, plus performance-related bonuses. Picture taken January 28, 2011. To match CRICKET/INDIA-MANUFACTURERS/ REUTERS/Parivartan Sharma (INDIA - Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS SPORT CRICKET) 

A coal miner stands by a burning barricade blocking the A-64 road between Lieres and Oviedo in northern Spain September 26, 2010. Spain's two largest unions have called for another 48-hour strike by coal miners on September 29th and 30th to demand that wages be paid and the government implement a long-delayed plan to aid the industry. About 35 percent of Spain's roughly 7,400 miners say they have gone without pay for about two months, which has prompted many to down tools for three weeks since September 2, as well as block roads in protest and hold underground sit-ins in two mines. REUTERS/Eloy Alonso (SPAIN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS) 

Coal miners prepare a barricade to block the A-64 road between Lieres and Oviedo in northern Spain September 26, 2010. Spain's two largest unions have called for another 48-hour strike by coal miners on September 29th and 30th to demand that wages be paid and the government implement a long-delayed plan to aid the industry. About 35 percent of Spain's roughly 7,400 miners say they have gone without pay for about two months, which has prompted many to down tools for three weeks since September 2, as well as block roads in protest and hold underground sit-ins in two mines. REUTERS/Eloy Alonso (SPAIN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS) 

A Spanish Civil Guard puts out a burning barricade blocking the A-64 road between Lieres and Oviedo in northern Spain September 26, 2010. Spain's two largest unions have called for another 48-hour strike by coal miners on September 29th and 30th to demand that wages be paid and the government implement a long-delayed plan to aid the industry. About 35 percent of Spain's roughly 7,400 miners say they have gone without pay for about two months, which has prompted many to down tools for three weeks since September 2, as well as block roads in protest and hold underground sit-ins in two mines. REUTERS/Eloy Alonso (SPAIN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS) 

A cleaner works in front of a building that makes up the luxurious Chateau Laffitte Hotel, an imitation of the 1650 Château Maisons-Laffitte by the French architect François Mansart, located on the outskirts of Beijing August 20, 2010. In 2004, when the hotel was under construction, the owners were accused of forcing local farmers off their land, and offering them low-paid jobs as compensation. China's richest citizens are even wealthier than the statistics suggest, and may hold as much as 9.3 trillion yuan (US$1.4 trillion) of hidden assets, according to a Credit Suisse-sponsored study by a top economic think-tank. And nearly two thirds of that unreported income goes into the pockets of the richest 10 percent, widening China's already troubling wealth gap, said Wang Xiaolu, the economist at the China Society of Economic Reform (CSER), who headed the survey. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA - Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS) 

A cleaner works in front of a building that makes up the luxurious Chateau Laffitte Hotel, an imitation of the 1650 Château Maisons-Laffitte by the French architect François Mansart, located on the outskirts of Beijing August 20, 2010. In 2004, when the hotel was under construction, the owners were accused of forcing local farmers off their land, and offering them low-paid jobs as compensation. China's richest citizens are even wealthier than the statistics suggest, and may hold as much as 9.3 trillion yuan (US$1.4 trillion) of hidden assets, according to a Credit Suisse-sponsored study by a top economic think-tank. And nearly two thirds of that unreported income goes into the pockets of the richest 10 percent, widening China's already troubling wealth gap, said Wang Xiaolu, the economist at the China Society of Economic Reform (CSER), who headed the survey. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA - Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS) 

Workers walk along a golf course that surrounds the luxurious Chateau Laffitte Hotel, an imitation of the 1650 Château Maisons-Laffitte by the French architect François Mansart, located on the outskirts of Beijing August 20, 2010. In 2004, when the hotel was under construction, the owners were accused of forcing local farmers off their land, and offering them low-paid jobs as compensation. China's richest citizens are even wealthier than the statistics suggest, and may hold as much as 9.3 trillion yuan (US$1.4 trillion) of hidden assets, according to a Credit Suisse-sponsored study by a top economic think-tank. And nearly two thirds of that unreported income goes into the pockets of the richest 10 percent, widening China's already troubling wealth gap, said Wang Xiaolu, the economist at the China Society of Economic Reform (CSER), who headed the survey. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA - Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS) 

A cleaner works in front of a building that makes up the luxurious Chateau Laffitte Hotel, an imitation of the 1650 Château Maisons-Laffitte by the French architect François Mansart, located on the outskirts of Beijing August 20, 2010. In 2004, when the hotel was under construction, the owners were accused of forcing local farmers off their land, and offering them low-paid jobs as compensation. China's richest citizens are even wealthier than the statistics suggest, and may hold as much as 9.3 trillion yuan (US$1.4 trillion) of hidden assets, according to a Credit Suisse-sponsored study by a top economic think-tank. And nearly two thirds of that unreported income goes into the pockets of the richest 10 percent, widening China's already troubling wealth gap, said Wang Xiaolu, the economist at the China Society of Economic Reform (CSER), who headed the survey. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA - Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS) 

A cleaner works in front of a building that makes up the luxurious Chateau Laffitte Hotel, an imitation of the 1650 Château Maisons-Laffitte by the French architect François Mansart, located on the outskirts of Beijing August 20, 2010. In 2004, when the hotel was under construction, the owners were accused of forcing local farmers off their land, and offering them low-paid jobs as compensation. China's richest citizens are even wealthier than the statistics suggest, and may hold as much as 9.3 trillion yuan (US$1.4 trillion) of hidden assets, according to a Credit Suisse-sponsored study by a top economic think-tank. And nearly two thirds of that unreported income goes into the pockets of the richest 10 percent, widening China's already troubling wealth gap, said Wang Xiaolu, the economist at the China Society of Economic Reform (CSER), who headed the survey. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA - Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS) 

Garbage and waste which have not been collected for several months are strewn outside the Portland labour camp in an industrial area on the outskirts of Sharjah July 20, 2010. The workers in the Sharjah camp say they have not been paid monthly wages of about 800 dirhams ($217) in six months to a year, and their families are going hungry. Abandoned by employers who left the United Arab Emirates after the Dubai economy soured, the men cannot afford to stay, but they also cannot leave. They have not been paid for months and their passports were confiscated long ago. To match Feature EMIRATES-WORKERS/ REUTERS/Jumana El Heloueh (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS) 

Garbage and waste which have not been collected for several months are strewn outside the Portland labour camp in an industrial area on the outskirts of Sharjah July 20, 2010. The workers in the Sharjah camp say they have not been paid monthly wages of about 800 dirhams ($217) in six months to a year, and their families are going hungry. Abandoned by employers who left the United Arab Emirates after the Dubai economy soured, the men cannot afford to stay, but they also cannot leave. They have not been paid for months and their passports were confiscated long ago. To match Feature EMIRATES-WORKERS/ REUTERS/Jumana El Heloueh (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT) 

Workers stand inside the Portland labour camp in an industrial area on the outskirts of Sharjah July 20, 2010. The workers in the Sharjah camp say they have not been paid monthly wages of about 800 dirhams ($217) in six months to a year, and their families are going hungry. Abandoned by employers who left the United Arab Emirates after the Dubai economy soured, the men cannot afford to stay, but they also cannot leave. They have not been paid for months and their passports were confiscated long ago. To match Feature EMIRATES-WORKERS/ REUTERS/Jumana El Heloueh (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Tags: EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS) 

Commercial building cleaners are reflected in a window as they rally in front of the German Defence Ministry demanding a minimum wage guarantee and denouncing what they called unjust wages paid by the armed forces in Berlin October 26, 2009. The writing on the bib reads: "On Strike!" REUTERS/Thomas Peter (GERMANY POLITICS MILITARY CONFLICT) 

A worker constructs a house by developer KB Home in Gilbert, Arizona October 20, 2009. Softer-than-expected U.S. housing starts last month and a drop in prices paid at the farm and factory gate pointed to an anemic economic recovery, backing views that interest rates could stay low for a while. A Commerce Department report on Tuesday showed groundbreaking for new homes rose 0.5 percent to an annual rate of 590,000 units in September,shy of forecasts for a 610,000 unit rate. REUTERS/Joshua Lott (UNITED STATES BUSINESS CONSTRUCTION) 

Bangladeshis bathe under a bridge behind the Bangladesh High Commission in Kuala Lumpur February 25, 2009. Hundreds of Bangladeshi workers have been living along the cemented banks of Gombak river, fleeing their employers who have delayed paying their wages. Many Bangladeshis say they have not been paid for up to nine months as the recession bites into Malaysia's construction, manufacturing and services industries. REUTERS/Zainal Abd Halim (MALAYSIA) 

A Bangladeshi man writes a letter under a bridge behind the Bangladesh High Commission in Kuala Lumpur February 25, 2009.
Hundreds of Bangladeshi workers have been living along the cemented banks of Gombak river, fleeing their employers who have delayed paying their wages. Many Bangladeshis say they have not been paid for up to nine months as the recession bites into Malaysia's construction, manufacturing and services industries. REUTERS/Zainal Abd Halim (MALAYSIA) 

A Bangladeshi is seen covered by a mosquito net under a bridge behind the Bangladesh High Commission in Kuala Lumpur February 25, 2009. Hundreds of Bangladeshi workers have been living along the cemented banks of Gombak river, fleeing their employers who have delayed paying their wages. Many Bangladeshis say they have not been paid for up to nine months as the recession bites into Malaysia's construction, manufacturing and services industries. REUTERS/Zainal Abd Halim (MALAYSIA) 

A Bangladeshi sits near mosquito nets under a bridge behind the Bangladesh High Commission in Kuala Lumpur February 25, 2009. Hundreds of Bangladeshi workers have been living along the cemented banks of Gombak river, fleeing their employers who have delayed paying their wages. Many Bangladeshis say they have not been paid for up to nine months as the recession bites into Malaysia's construction, manufacturing and services industries. REUTERS/Zainal Abd Halim (MALAYSIA) 

Bangladeshis sit under a bridge behind the Bangladesh High Commission in Kuala Lumpur February 25, 2009. Hundreds of Bangladeshi workers have been living along the cemented banks of Gombak river, fleeing their employers who have delayed paying their wages. Many Bangladeshis say they have not been paid for up to nine months as the recession bites into Malaysia's construction, manufacturing and services industries. REUTERS/Zainal Abd Halim (MALAYSIA) 

A worker takes a rest at a construction workshop in northern Tehran May 17, 2008. Negar Ehteshami just paid the equivalent of $6 million in rials in cash for a luxurious apartment. But it is not in New York or London. It is in the capital of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Hers is a tale with echoes in much of the West: a house price surge fuelled partly by easy lending. Picture taken May 17, 2008. To match feature IRAN-HOUSING/ REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN) 

Employees from the Jammu and Kashmir State Road Transport Corporation shout slogans during a protest in Jammu September 8, 2007. Hundreds of employees from the corporation on Saturday took part in the semi-nude protest against the state government, demanding their salaries which have not been paid for four months. REUTERS/Amit Gupta (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR) 

People wait for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's stumping speech for Sunday's upper house election on a pedestrian overpass in Matsudo, near Tokyo July 26, 2007. The "working poor" feels left behind in Japan's economic recovery the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is touting as one of its major achievements as it heads into Sunday's election for parliament's upper house. Widespread anxiety among the low-paid in Japan, where the minimum wage averages 673 yen ($5.59) an hour, is one source of rising support for opposition parties, almost all of whom have promised to do more to help those on low incomes. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN) 

People wait for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's stumping speech for Sunday's upper house election on a pedestrian overpass in Matsudo, near Tokyo July 26, 2007. The "working poor" feels left behind in Japan's economic recovery the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is touting as one of its major achievements as it heads into Sunday's election for parliament's upper house. Widespread anxiety among the low-paid in Japan, where the minimum wage averages 673 yen ($5.59) an hour, is one source of rising support for opposition parties, almost all of whom have promised to do more to help those on low incomes. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN) 

Tunisian-born Laila Ghlis stands behind the bar at Chez Laila where she works in Paris April 14, 2007. North African women in France, most of whom are Muslims, often find themselves in low-paid work and by choice or necessity, some break taboos as they walk a delicate path between Islamic tradition and modern French culture. Ghlis does so by working with strange men and dealing in alcohol, both "haram" (forbidden) for pious Muslims, as she serves glasses of whisky-on-ice and bottled orange juice to her mainly Muslim customers in the Paris bar. Picture taken April 14, 2007. To match feature MUSLIMWOMEN-EUROPE/BARS REUTERS/Ola Galal (FRANCE) 

Workers harvest asparagus at a farm near Beelitz near Berlin April 16, 2007. The asparagus harvest from late March to June attracts a seasonal migration of workers from Eastern European countries to pick the crops, a labour intensive and extremely low paid job in Germany. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke (GERMANY) 

Workers harvest asparagus at a farm near Beelitz near Berlin April 16, 2007. The asparagus harvest from late March to June attracts a seasonal migration of workers from Eastern European countries to pick the crops, a labour intensive and extremely low paid job in Germany. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke (GERMANY) Also see GF2DVLYBIVAA