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This is apparent on the production floor, where the minimum daily wage of 685 Haitian gourdes translates to just over $5 for a day’s worth of work.
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
For those living inside the country, the group proposed targeting 1,000 Haitians in each of the 10 regions and collecting 5,000 gourdes, or about $40 from each.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2025
In the last two years, Haiti’s currency, the gourde, declined 60% against the dollar and inflation recently reached 20%, Chalmers said.
—Washington Post, 7 Dec. 2019
Now phones cost about $20, but service is 3 to 5 gourdes per minute (exchange rate now is 40 gourdes for $1).
—IEEE Spectrum, 19 Feb. 2010
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
For those living inside the country, the group proposed targeting 1,000 Haitians in each of the 10 regions and collecting 5,000 gourdes, or about $40 from each.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2025
In the last two years, Haiti’s currency, the gourde, declined 60% against the dollar and inflation recently reached 20%, Chalmers said.
—Washington Post, 7 Dec. 2019
Now phones cost about $20, but service is 3 to 5 gourdes per minute (exchange rate now is 40 gourdes for $1).
—IEEE Spectrum, 19 Feb. 2010
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“Gourde.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gourde. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.
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